Posted on 10/01/2021 7:08:22 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
Unlike many private insurance plans, Medicare does not currently cover the cost of wigs. Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley would like to change that.
“[To] be bald as a woman really does disrupt conventional and societal norms of what is appropriate, what is professional, what is attractive, what is feminine,” Pressley — who has hair-loss causing autoimmune disease alopecia — told Vanity Fair in an interview Thursday. The same day, she unveiled a bill requiring Medicare to pay for wigs for those experiencing hair loss due to disease or medical treatments.
The new bill is brought by Pressley and her Massachusetts House delegation colleague Rep. James McGovern, who first introduced the bill in 2018.
“Doctors have told me that patients have refused lifesaving cancer treatments because they were afraid they were going to lose their hair and didn’t know how to deal with it,” the congressman told Vanity Fair.
His own 20-year-old daughter has been impacted by the dilemma, as she has a rare cancer diagnosis. “The thing she’s most worried about is having to go through chemotherapy,” he said. “Losing your hair at 20 — that’s really kind of a traumatic thing.”
If passed, the pair’s bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics, the formal term for medical wigs, as durable medical equipment, making them eligible for coverage under the Social Security Act.
“It’s a simple legislative fix, and I think it’ll have a profound impact,” said Pressley, adding to Essence that the bill strives for solidarity, too.
“Every person living with alopecia, battling cancer, or facing another medical condition that leads to hair loss, should be able to access wigs and other head coverings,” she said. “Our bill is responsive and sends a powerful message to these communities: we see you, you belong, and you deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.”
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“cranial prosthetics,..”
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Like an artificial “brain”?
Funny how all of a sudden, they want to highlight the differences between men and women.
When do I get my toupee?
Please post a warning before that was posted.
One big nightmare .
Setting aside the question of the entire socialist medicine, much worse is paid for.
“Funny how all of a sudden, they want to highlight the differences between men and women.”
That’s a good point.
In a blink, we would be paying for tranny wigs.
And you call that freak a US Congress person?
You know, that's exactly how feel about drag queens, transsexuals, dykes, and she-males.
Viagra would too.
Couldn’t she afford to buy a wig ?
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Why not just get a gender change?
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Patience, QNQ. They’ll start small and then the Omnibus Reconciliation and Wig Act of 2022 will include wigs for men.
In the meantime, you could always identify as a woman.
If Dolly Parton is eligible, we’ll go broke in less than a year.
i think she looks good bald. she doesnt need a wig.
Well ok, but men should get the same benefit. I see guys in the locker room with way too much hair on their ass and that can be traumatic I would think anyways. Especially for wives and girlfriends. Shouldn’t Medicare cover the removal of unwanted unsightly hair and or stuff that can be “traumatic” to anyone? Why stop with women’s hair? Equality!
If wigs are okay on Medicare then are breast implants part of infrastructure?
Just askin.’
Statistic is about 400,000 women a year get implants, 75 percent for cosmetic reasons. Others after breast cancer or other surgery.
Oh please!
"Please post a warning before that was posted."
I thought it might offend if "eyewash alert" posted,
no matter how warranted.
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