Expanded cancer coverage for Iowa firefighters signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds

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DES MOINES — Firefighters and emergency responders have enough to worry about, Iowa Sen. Scott Webster said. Whether cancer treatment will be covered by their insurance, he said, should not be one of them.

All forms of cancer will be covered by firefighters’ disability insurance coverage — rather than only the 14 forms previously covered — under legislation signed into law Friday by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Dozens of firefighters watched as Reynolds signed the bill into law during a public ceremony Friday in downtown Des Moines.

Under the new law, all forms of cancer will be included in disability and death benefits to Iowa firefighters, city, county and state police officers, and other first