For many Black Americans, especially women, affording their hair care also means confronting unfavorable beauty standards.

A new state law requires health insurers to cover the cost of wigs for cancer patients. Patty Acomb is a state lawmaker and a cancer survivor. “Fighting cancer is all-consuming,” she declares.

Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan has pushing for the law since 2015. But time after time, lawmakers have killed the legislation. Despite the uphill battle, the organization and supporters aren ...

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One of the new laws requires insurers to cover the cost of wigs for anyone experiencing hair loss due to a medical condition. Previously, the law only offered this coverage for people with alopecia.