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Ohio sponsors push bill to expand insurance coverage for prosthetics to Medicare standards
Summary
House sponsors presented HB 564, the "So Everybody Can Move Act," which would require qualifying health plans to cover prosthetic and orthotic devices at levels aligned with federal Medicare standards, including activity-specific devices and associated services; sponsors said the change would reduce long-term health costs and improve mobility.
Representatives Dontavious Gerald and Jean Schmidt urged members of the House Insurance Committee to advance House Bill 564, the "So Everybody Can Move Act," saying current insurance practices too often limit coverage to a single device and deny activity-specific prosthetics that restore full function.
Gerald told the committee the bill would require qualifying health benefit plans to provide coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices "at a level no less than what is provided under federal Medicare standards," and to cover purchase, fitting, adjustment, repair and replacement. He said the measure would require access to qualified in-state…
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