It’s not too late to complete the action below if you haven’t yet done so!
There are over 900 private insurance companies in the United States, and thousands of individual plans. If you have any insurance plan other than traditional Medicare, it’s imperative that they hear from you.
Follow the instructions below to alert your insurance provider about the upcoming changes to Medicare coverage, and urge them to also provide comprehensive coverage for lymphedema compression supplies starting in 2024.
Instructions:
This action is for everyone with any type of insurance other than traditional Medicare. This includes: private insurance plans (whether employer-based or purchased separately), supplemental and secondary plans, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, TriCare, and VA health care.
The Lymphedema Treatment Act requires Medicare coverage for lymphedema compression garments and supplies to begin on January 1, 2024. Most other public and private health insurance policies follow Medicare precedent, but there is no law requiring them to do so.
The administrators of other insurance policies likely don’t even know about the upcoming Medicare coverage changes, which is why it’s so important that they hear from you!
Use the following links to access the instructions and template language seen in the image below for contacting your insurance provider:
Please respond to this message if you have questions or if you have trouble accessing the information through the above links. Thank you for your advocacy!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
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