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Why amputees are having to fight insurers for prosthetic coverage
In 2021, 1.5 million knee or hip joint replacements were performed in United States hospitals and hospital-owned ambulatory ...
Woman taken to hospital after space heater causes Youngstown garage fire
Woman taken to hospital after space heater causes garage fire on Vestal Road in Youngstown, Ohio Iconic landmarks such as the ...
1 person sent to hospital after snow-covered carport collapses on them
Amid the Los Angeles wildfires, Rory Callum Sykes—a child actor born blind and with cerebral palsy—died at age 32 after mom ...
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Insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning medical need
In 2021, 1.5 million knee or hip joint replacements were performed in United States hospitals and hospital-owned ambulatory facilities ... To people in the amputee community, the coverage disparity ...
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Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs
To people in the amputee community, the coverage disparity ... leg but did not include the costly part that fits around his stump, which didn't need replacing. The insurer approved the prosthetic ...
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Armless, one-legged man proves elusive for police in downtown chase
Wiley is a three-time amputee who lost both his arms and one leg in an accident when he was 13. Despite that, he taught himself how to drive with stumps and acquaintances report he can even drive ...
Boy, 15, has leg amputated after hit-and-run on cycle home days before Christmas
Zach Michaels, 15, was riding a push bike home from his gran's house when a speeding car "mowed him over" in a hit-and-run on December 22, 2024 ...
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Insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity
In 2021, 1.5 million knee or hip joint replacements were performed in United States hospitals and hospital-owned ambulatory ... To people in the amputee community, the coverage disparity amounts ...