(AP) -- South Carolinians with serious medical conditions get a new benefit Saturday with a health insurance law that bars insurers from charging them more for several months when they drop doctors from their provider networks.
Health insurers will be required to continue coverage for serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease and pregnancy at no extra cost when their in-network doctors leave an insurer's network.
That in-network coverage will last for 90 days or until the end of the policy's term and the insurer won't be able to charge higher deductibles or premiums.
The law change was pushed by the late state Rep. Cathy Harvin.
The Summerton Democrat died from complications of breast cancer earlier this month.
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