Senate Gets Amputee Bill

Senators have introduced a bill that would require health insurers to cover prosthetic devices.

The bill, S. 3517, was cosponsored by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Russell Feingold (D-Wisc.).

The bill, named the Prosthetics Parity Act of 2008, is similar to a bill previously introduced in the House. It is designed to ensure that amputees covered by employer-paid health insurance would have access to prosthetic care, according to the Amputee Coalition of America, Knoxville, Tenn., which supports the bill.