 The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) announced that a
bill creating the Prosthetic Parity Act--HR 5615--has been
introduced in the House of Representatives.
The bill would provide
parity under group health plans and group health insurance coverage
in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components
and benefits for other medical and surgical services.
"Many of the two
million amputees in the [United States] are deprived of meaningful
coverage for prosthetic care by their health insurers, which
potentially places a greater burden on society. This proposed
legislation would require health insurers to cover prosthetic care
on par with their coverage of other essential medical care." (Paddy Rossbach, President, ACA)
The bill was authored by Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ),
with Representatives George Miller (D-CA), Todd Platts (R-PA),
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) signing on
as original co-sponsors.
READ the letter that Lincoln Diaz-Balart sent to all of the members of the House of Representatives.
Click here to sign the ACA's online petition in support of the prosthetic parity bill. Do you have coverage issues?
Tell YOUR story! For up to the minute coverage of the Bill's activity, visit the opencongress blog.
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