The Minnesota Senate voted today to make permanent a two-year moratorium against the construction of new radiation treatment facilities in 14 counties including the Twin Cities area.
A companion bill still is being considered by the state House of Representatives.
Sen. Linda Berglin, DFL-Minneapolis, said a permanent moratorium is needed because Minnesota already has more than enough capacity for providing radiation treatments to cancer patients. Radiation centers cost about $5 million to build, she said, and $1 million per year to operate — costs that would be passed on to public and private health plans.
source: TwinCities.com
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Move advances to bar new radiation centers in state
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