Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs

Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for "insurance fairness" on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don't face the same kinds of coverage challenges.

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Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs

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