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Committee hears testimony urging Medicaid, commercial coverage for sports‑specific orthoses
Summary
Supporters of SB 406 told the Senate Finance Committee the bill would let Medicaid and commercial insurers cover custom orthoses for physical activity, citing clinical and quality‑of‑life benefits for people with mobility impairments.
ANNAPOLIS — The Senate Finance Committee heard multiple witnesses in favor of Senate Bill 406, which would require Medicaid and commercial insurers to cover medically necessary custom orthoses intended specifically for participation in physical activities such as running, swimming and sports.
Senator Pamela Bridal, the bill sponsor, told the panel the text would extend coverage language that legislators adopted last year for prosthetics to orthoses. "Together we can ensure that Marylanders have access to medically necessary custom orthosis for physical activity," Bridal said.
Several people with lived experience described functional gains from custom devices.…
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