Watch: Why Insurance Companies Are Denying Coverage for Prosthetic Limbs
鈥檚 Ali Rogin spoke with 麻豆女优 Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs consider a disparity in health insurance coverage: Though a knee replacement likely would be covered, a prosthetic knee isn鈥檛 always. A prosthetic device can be subject to cost caps and an amputee may be required to prove medical necessity for coverage. Andrews recently explored these issues in her article 鈥.鈥