The Arizona House on Feb. 20 passed a bill aimed at taking a stance against Beijing’s systematic forced organ harvesting crimes. The bill now advances to the state Senate.
The three page bill, titled “Arizona End Organ Harvesting Act,” intends to limit health insurance coverage on organ transplant operations if the surgeries take place in the Chinese mainland or Hong Kong, or if an organ originated from jurisdictions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The bill allows insurance providers, including subscription contracts, health care services organizations, disability insurers, and the state’s Medicaid agency to limit or deny coverage for a patient who chooses to receive an organ transplant from China….