Insurance Runs Out For 12-Year-Old Boy Without Arm

Insurance Runs Out For 12-Year-Old Boy Without Arm

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Governor Jay Nixon has Signed MO Prosthetic Parity Legislation HB 577

The bill was signed Monday, July 13, 2009.

Prosthetic Parity Passes MO General Assembly!

Prosthetic parity legislation passed the MO Senate Friday with ten minutes to go till 6:00pm. It passed the house earlier in the day as an amendment to HB 577, an insurance bill. Now all it needs is an almost certain signature by Governor Jay Nixon.

The parity law enjoyed a dramatic last few days. It had been attached to the enormous health care bill SB 306, which passed the House but died in the Senate. Then on Thursday, it was stripped from HB 577 before Rep. Maria Chapelle-Nadal argued for it to be put back in. Without her persistence, this legislation never would have made it. Finally, Missouri Coalition for People with Limb Loss lobbyist Kent Gaines was able to dissuade some opposition in the final moments so the bill could pass.

Prosthetic Parity Bill Update

The Prosthetic Parity Bill made it through the House last night as an amendment on SB 306. Now it must go back to the Senate for final approval. Please call or email your senator and ask him or her to support SB 306.

Passed!

The MO Prosthetic Parity Bill has been attached to another bill (SB 306) as an amendment and passed by the full Senate. On to the House now, where it has the support of insurance companies due to our compromise. The bill now calls for a mandated offer instead of mandated coverage, which means that insurance companies have to offer everyone plans that contain full prosthetic coverage without caps, but you could theoretically save $4 per year by opting out.

The Missouri Prosthetic Parity Bill (HB 616) passed out of the House Health Care Policy Committee unanimously (10-0) yesterday 4/1/09.

Prosthetic Parity Campaigns Sweep the Nation | March 2009 | The O&P EDGE | oandp.com

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Missouri Prosthetic Parity Bill Passes Senate Committee

This past Tuesday, 3/10/09, the Missouri Senate committee considering the Prosthetic Parity Bill voted unanimously (7-0) to pass it. Now it must be passed by the House committee and then by the full house and senate. Things are looking good for parity in Missouri!