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Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Which insurers? I truly cannot find this in the article

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago

https://www.advocatemagazine.com/article/2022-november/health-insurance-bad-faith-for-prosthetic-denials

Some quick googling shows anthem and UHC (shocker) have been specific culprits with this, being the subject of legal action (Atzin, et al. v. Anthem, Inc., et al., Case No.: 2:17-cv-6816 ODW (PLAx) and Trujillo and Harden v. Unitedhealth Grp. Inc., et al., Case No. SACV 17-2547-JFW (KKx) (C.D. Cal. 2019)) regarding their denial of claims.

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