Amputees Fight for Insurance Coverage

Amputees in many states may not have the cost of their new, permanent limbs covered by their insurance plans. This has sparked a nationwide campaign by amputees and the prosthetics industry to get Congress and the individual states to demand more comprehensive coverage for prosthetics.

A recent case in South Burlington, VT, highlighted the problem when a cancer survivor found she would have to pay for the cost of a new right leg, after having lost her natural leg to cancer. Her insurer told her that she had already spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage on a temporary limb, and they would not cover the cost of a permanent one. As many as 2 million Americans have lost a limb, largely due to diabetes. A prosthetic can cost between $3,000 and $40,000, depending on how mechanically advanced it is.

JUN-09-08: [MSNBC: AMPUTEES PROSETHETICS INSURANCE]
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