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New Iowa law expands cancer coverage for firefighters
A bill intended to expand cancer coverage for firefighters in Iowa is now law.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 969. The bill expands the definition of cancer to include all types of cancer. Currently, only 14 cancers are currently included in coverage for firefighters, police officers and emergency responders. First responders with one of those types cancers are able to qualify for disability and death benefits. Before the passage of the bill, those with other types of cancers were not.
Iowa firefighters Brian Stoaks, Mike Broderick and Malcolm Cortner all passed away from cancer. Their families and friends continued the fight until the bill passed. The bill was shot down last year.
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