Alaska HB272 mandates insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices, ensuring equal access to necessary devices and repairs.

HB272 requires health care insurers in Alaska to cover prosthetic and orthotic devices at a level equal to Medicare standards. If medically necessary devices are unavailable from in-network providers, insurers must refer patients to out-of-network providers and reimburse them at agreed rates. Insurers cannot impose financial requirements specific to prosthetic and orthotic coverage or require more restrictive cost-sharing for these services.

Alaska HB272 mandates insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices, ensuring equal access to necessary devices and repairs.

HB272 requires health care insurers in Alaska to cover prosthetic and orthotic devices at a level equal to Medicare standards. If medically necessary devices are unavailable from in-network providers, insurers must refer patients to out-of-network providers and reimburse them at agreed rates. Insurers cannot impose financial requirements specific to prosthetic and orthotic coverage or require more restrictive cost-sharing for these services.