Whether you are a Missouri amputee, physician, rehab therapist, prosthetists, family member, or anyone else concerned that insurance companies cover prosthetics, you can support the cause for parity just by clicking the button below or in the column on the right. PayPal is an incredibly safe and easy way to pay online. You can set up an account or use your credit card. All proceeds go toward getting a prosthetic parity law passed in Missouri in 2009.Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Whether you are a Missouri amputee, physician, rehab therapist, prosthetists, family member, or anyone else concerned that insurance companies cover prosthetics, you can support the cause for parity just by clicking the button below or in the column on the right. PayPal is an incredibly safe and easy way to pay online. You can set up an account or use your credit card. All proceeds go toward getting a prosthetic parity law passed in Missouri in 2009.
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Thank you Bill for drawing attention to the petition drive! We're starting with the KS State Health Care Commission and KS Health Policy Authority because of the disparity between prosthetic coverage for State Employees vs. State Medicaid Recipients, all covered under the KHPA umbrella. In response to my efforts to change the policy to include microprocessor components, KHPA changed the policy language to make it "more clear."
""Coverage is limited to the basic (standard) appliance or device which will restore the body part or function. If you elect to purchase a prosthetic appliance or device with deluxe enhancements or features such as electronic components, microprocessors or other features designed to enhance performance, the Plan is only responsible for the amount that would have been allowed for a basic (standard) appliance. You will be responsible for paying the additional cost of the deluxe enhancements, electronic components, microprocessors, performance enhancements, comfort, convenience or luxury items."
That's very clear, isn't it?
Robert Barker of Western KS Limb Loss Support Group http://wklimblosssupport.blogspot.com/ contacted KS state senators and representatives to draw their attention to this discriminatory and inflammatory language. That will help pave the way for a parity bill which we hope will be sponsored soon. In the meantime, our goal is to rid the state employee insurance contract of this language and see that prosthetics are fully covered under comprehensive medical coverage.
Kathleen Gustafson
http:\\parityquest.blogspot.com
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