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Senator urges insurance committee review after being denied knee injection, says he paid $1,000
Summary
A longtime senator told the chamber he was denied a recommended knee injection by plan administrators and paid $1,000 out of pocket; he asked the lieutenant governor to appoint a committee to bring health-plan administrators before the Insurance Committee to explain coverage decisions.
During a point of personal privilege, a senior senator recounted difficulties obtaining coverage for a medically recommended knee injection and asked the lieutenant governor to convene the Insurance Committee to question the health-plan administrators.
The senator said his orthopedic surgeon diagnosed bone-on-bone…
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