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127 Anger at Health Insurance Prompts the Public to Fund a 9-Year-Old's Bionic Arm

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 12/29/2024 07:34 EDT

Anger at Health Insurance Prompts the Public to Fund a 9-Year-Old's Bionic Arm

A 9-year-old girl born without a left hand had "started asking for a robotic arm to help her feel more confident," her mother told the Washington Post. So her parents met with a consultant from Open Bionics, which fits people with lightweight, 3D-printed prostheses that function more like a natural arm and hand — known as Hero Arms.


The bionic arms are manufactured in Britain and cost about $24,000, but the Batemans were hopeful that their health insurance company, Select Health, would pay for one for [th

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