61.   Patients have been attracted to those studies because they were guaranteed the experimental treatment, whereas in a clinical trial they might be assigned the standard treatment.

62.   Patients would also be guaranteed access to participation in clinical trials, allowing them to benefit from experimental treatment an HMO might have refused to cover.

63.   Patients also would be guaranteed access to participation in clinical trials, allowing them to benefit from experimental treatment an HMO might have refused to cover.

64.   Roberts is convinced the experimental treatment has slowed the progress of the disease, and is the key to his future health.

65.   Several of the original addicts received experimental treatments, such as fetal cell implants, that grew out of that research.

66.   So most chose to get transplants from a growing number of hospitals and cancer centers that are part of a multimillion dollar industry that sells experimental treatments.

67.   Some companies pay all the costs of experimental treatments.

68.   Such deaths should remind researchers of their absolute responsibility to explain experimental treatments to patients clearly and fully, and to do everything possible to minimize risks.

69.   Supporters of the legislation hope it will eliminate Medicare denials of coverage for routine care of patients seeking experimental treatments and also pressure private insurers to follow suit.

70.   Stanley also believes that anyone considering experimental treatment should have an extensive discussion with his or her doctor.