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CA: Proposed Medi-Cal cutbacks imperil artificial limb coverage
Sac Bee ^
| 1/29/03
| Laura Mecoy
Posted on 01/29/2003 10:49:14 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 5:47:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Tim Devor, 57, tries on a prosthesis with the help of Eric O'Guinn Tuesday at Advanced bio-mechanics in Auburn. Medi-Cal would not cover such devices for many users under proposed cuts.
A year ago, doctors amputated the bottom half of Joe Svogar's right leg.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: artificial; limbs; medical
This proposal doesn;t have a leg to stand on.. IMO
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posted on
01/29/2003 10:51:56 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: NormsRevenge
Makes me hopping mad.
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posted on
01/29/2003 10:57:48 AM PST
by
Lee Heggy
(Missouri-Unreconstructed and proud of it!)
To: Lee Heggy
It certainly will cost an arm and a leg.
Bad news for some Californians who already have one foot in the grave.
All because of a knee-jerk reaction....
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posted on
01/29/2003 11:15:44 AM PST
by
tracer
To: NormsRevenge
A friend has had an artificial leg since she was a teenager. It's a very expensive proposition, and private insurers refuse to cover it too. A truck ran a stoplight and crashed into her car, wrecking her very expensive artifical leg. Insurance company failed to have it repaired or replaced, though she argued legitimately that this IS her leg, and if a "real" leg was smashed, they'd cover it. Amputees fight the system all the time.
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posted on
01/29/2003 11:37:58 AM PST
by
PoisedWoman
(Fed up with the liberal media)
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