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Article: Md. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Reaffirms Coverage for AIDS;Those Already Infected Are the Exceptions
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- The Washington Post
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- July 22, 1987
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland, seeking to dispel fears
among 1.6 million customers that they could lose their policies if
they develop AIDS, formally announced today it considers AIDS a
disease like all others that is covered by Blues insurance.
Stating publicly what they say has been their internal practice
since AIDS became a nationally recognized phenomenon in 1984 and
1985, Blues officials also said they will not require AIDS blood
tests for either current or future group or individual customers as a
condition for insurance.
"We're putting this on paper so that . . . everyone will know
just how we're going to treat AIDS," said Arthur T. Keefe, medical
director of the Maryland ...