Committee backs private-insurance coverage for topical oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers
The committee approved HB233 as amended to require private insurers and HMOs to cover topical oxygen therapy for active diabetic foot ulcers; Medicaid coverage was omitted from this bill at the sponsor's request.
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The committee voted to advance House Bill 233, which would require private insurers and HMOs to cover topical oxygen therapy for active diabetic foot ulcers, a treatment sponsors and medical advocates said can speed healing and reduce amputations.
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