Great news on insurance for garments if you live in California

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Bob Weiss, who has campaigned, pushed, prodded and cajoled for insurance and Medicare coverage of LE garments, posted a report on his website, announcing that in California, insurers will be required to cover LE garments and wraps starting January 1, 2014.

Here's a link to the information he posted: http://www.lymphactivist.org/ca_garment_coverage.php

His article explains coverage will be mandatory for private insurers, but Medicare continues to ignore the need for compression coverage. Here's how Bob ends his post about the great California news:

It is extremely gratifying to see how, through a combination of hard work, perseverance and good luck, California lymphedema patients will be covered for their compression bandages, garments and devices 14 years after I initiated action on behalf of my wife Pearl. It is also satisfying to know that these essential items are considered to be "prosthetic device" benefits, a truth I have been unsuccessful in making CMS understand despite confirmatory rulings by dozens of U.S. Administrative Law Judges.

Bob, if you're reading this, it is indeed extremely gratifying to see this wonderful outcome of your tireless work! Thank you for all that you have done, and I'll keep a positive outlook on prospects that you'll eventually bring Medicare and Medicaid into the fold!