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Maryland Health Insurance Bill ShelvedLawmakers in Maryland shelved a bill that would, in part,
require "specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and
health maintenance organizations to provide specified coverage and
payment for prosthetic devices," essentially covering the cost of
prosthetic devices.
In a letter dated March 3, 2008, to Peter A. Hammen, chairman of
the House Health and Government Operations Committee, Montgomery
County Delegate Heather R. Mizeur said she withdrew House Bill (HB)
69 "in deference to established committee policy requiring the
Maryland Healthcare Commission to study health insurance mandates
for their effects on employers, individuals, and insurers in our
state. I look forward to their report on the cost impact of
appropriate, medically necessary prosthetic coverage, and I
anticipate that the benefits that amputees gain from prosthetic
devices will far outweigh the minimal premium increases on
ratepayers."
Mizeur added that she will reintroduce the legislation in
2009. 
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