State-Mandated Coverage of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We conducted a comprehensive review of state laws and regulations that require private health insurance plans to cover the services needed by children born with cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P). The goal is to better understand how states are reducing the barriers children with CL/P face when seeking recommended health care services.

Design

We identified all state laws and regulations mandating insurance coverage of services for children with CL/P by private insurance carriers from 1999 through 2017 using Westlaw legal database. We categorized laws and regulations into ten services: facial surgery (facial, corrective, reconstructive), oral surgery, orthodontics, dental care, habilitation/rehabilitation/speech therapy, prosthetic treatment, audiology, nutrition

SUBMITTER: Wanchek T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7357273 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature