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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgM to Support Community for Amputees@lemmy.sdf.org ·
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Anger at health insurance prompts public to fund bionic arm for child

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Anger at health insurance prompts public to fund bionic arm for child

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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgM to Support Community for Amputees@lemmy.sdf.org ·
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Anger at health insurance prompts public to fund bionic arm for child - The Boston Globe
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Remi Bateman, 9, was born without a left hand and struggles with simple tasks. Her family's health insurer deemed that a robotic arm was "not medically necessary."

Also this video:

https://youtu.be/vb62KIEAlqc

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    5 months ago

    Wow, completely off base

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