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Committee advances amendment to let adults access activity‑specific prosthetics; fiscal note to be clarified
Summary
A Commerce subcommittee advanced an amendment to extend coverage of activity‑specific prosthetics to adults and asked the Insurance Department for a fuller fiscal note. The department estimated an average marginal cost of about $27,000 per device and projected 10–30% uptake of eligible adults over five years.
Michelle He, director of life and health at the New Hampshire Insurance Department, told the House Commerce subcommittee the amendment expands an existing mandate that covered children to also allow adults access to 'activity‑specific' prosthetic devices, which are intended to enable a particular activity such as running rather than basic mobility.
The department said the current draft clarifies that the limit is one type…
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