TY - JOUR
T1 - Proposed Federal Bill to Mandate Insurance Coverage for Children With Congenital Anomalies
AU - Pfeifauf, Kristin D.
AU - Snyder-Warwick, Alison K.
AU - Patel, Kamlesh B.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Efforts underlying this publication were supported in part by the NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Grant Number K08NS096232.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act was reintroduced in United States Congress in March 2019. If enacted, the bill will substantially limit private insurers’ ability to deny coverage for the medically necessary treatment of congenital anomalies, including cleft palate and craniofacial anomalies. Coverage denials are currently a barrier to care for these individuals, especially for patients residing in states lacking coverage mandates. The purpose of this article is to describe the issues underlying the proposed federal legislation and provide a policy discussion to better inform cleft and craniofacial providers about pending legislation relevant to their practice.
AB - The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act was reintroduced in United States Congress in March 2019. If enacted, the bill will substantially limit private insurers’ ability to deny coverage for the medically necessary treatment of congenital anomalies, including cleft palate and craniofacial anomalies. Coverage denials are currently a barrier to care for these individuals, especially for patients residing in states lacking coverage mandates. The purpose of this article is to describe the issues underlying the proposed federal legislation and provide a policy discussion to better inform cleft and craniofacial providers about pending legislation relevant to their practice.
KW - cleft
KW - craniofacial
KW - insurance law
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083060704&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1055665620913024
DO - 10.1177/1055665620913024
M3 - Article
C2 - 32253925
AN - SCOPUS:85083060704
SN - 1055-6656
VL - 57
SP - 770
EP - 772
JO - Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
JF - Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
IS - 6
ER -