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Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] UID_Zero 58 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe...just fucking maybe...basic human needs like healthcare should not be for-profit.

[–] jherazob@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago

And now the upcoming administration wants to privatize even MORE shit

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Limbs aren’t necessary."

Brian Thompson, probably.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 22 points 6 months ago

I mean, he doesn't need them anymore

[–] Steve@communick.news 32 points 6 months ago (1 children)

By this logic, I'm wondering if beds are medically necessary.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 25 points 6 months ago

Or maybe the CEOs could just donate their limbs - after all, if artificial ones aren't necessary, are true limbs really?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 months ago

Casual reminder that it’s never not healthcare CEO season.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 6 months ago

"eh, a peg leg will do"

If you company is run like my rimworld coming, something is going very wrong

[–] millie@beehaw.org 12 points 6 months ago

They just really want to be the stars of their own Bastille Day.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Which insurers? I truly cannot find this in the article

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 6 points 6 months ago

https://www.advocatemagazine.com/article/2022-november/health-insurance-bad-faith-for-prosthetic-denials

Some quick googling shows anthem and UHC (shocker) have been specific culprits with this, being the subject of legal action (Atzin, et al. v. Anthem, Inc., et al., Case No.: 2:17-cv-6816 ODW (PLAx) and Trujillo and Harden v. Unitedhealth Grp. Inc., et al., Case No. SACV 17-2547-JFW (KKx) (C.D. Cal. 2019)) regarding their denial of claims.

Helpful?

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Perhaps other things shouldn't be necessary like health insurance or the companies etc that exist just to screw people over. 😉

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 months ago

#LandOfTheFree murica!!!!!