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Subcommittee approves bill to require insurance coverage for activity-specific prosthetics

2691825 · March 19, 2025
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House Bill 406 would require insurers to cover activity-specific prosthetics and orthotic devices; sponsor said TennCare and Medicare are not impacted. The subcommittee voted to advance the bill to the full Insurance Committee.

The Insurance Subcommittee voted Wednesday to advance House Bill 406, which would require private insurers to cover activity-specific prosthetic and orthotic devices that insurers have sometimes deemed not medically necessary.

Chairman Martin, sponsor of House Bill 406, said the bill seeks to make movement and…

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