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Cleft Lip
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Applaud Congresswoman McCarthy's Legislation to Require Insurance Coverage for Children With Congenital Deformities
March 29th, 2009
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) applauds Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) on her recent introduction of H.R. 1339, the Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, which would require insurance plans, including those which fall under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), that provide surgical benefits, to cover reconstructive surgeries for children with congenital deformities, including craniofacial anomalies. Each year, approximately 1 in 600 children is born with some type of craniofacial abnormality which may result in distortion of facial tissue, the oral cavity and the skull. The...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-03-29)
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