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Article: Bill puts prosthetics on par with hip replacements
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2009
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A bill that would put prosthetics on par with hip replacements in
medical insurance plans passed out of a legislative committee with
one opposing vote, despite stiff opposition from some lawmakers and
the insurance industry who regard HB89 as yet another mandate to a
health-care system that is falling apart.
Like a bill to mandate that insurers cover in-home behavior
modification therapy for state-employed parents who have autistic
children, the prosthetic parity proposal faces an uphill battle for
lawmakers votes. An autism-coverage bill (SB43) that several state
senators regard as forcing expensive coverage for one well-