Colorado Man Denied Prosthetic Coverage
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An estimated 2.3 million people are living with limb loss in the U.S. An estimated 1.5 million knee or hip joint replacements were performed in 2021 .
Plans may deny coverage for prosthetic limbs by claiming they aren’t medically necessary or are experimental devices.
Leah Kaplan was born without a left hand.
She has appealed the decision to her insurer and been denied three times.
The myoelectric hand she requested would respond to electrical impulses in her arm that would move the hand to perform certain actions.
Without insurance coverage, the hand would cost her just over $46,000 .
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