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The coverage debate around prosthetics defaults to Medicare. But most new amputees are working-age. State-level prosthetic insurance parity laws have changed what private insurers must cover in many states — unevenly, and with gaps worth knowing before you file.
Hanger Ventures, the investment arm of the largest O&P provider network in the United States, has put money into Prosthetic Fit 360, maker of the Limn Fit sensor system. The announcement tells you something real about where socket sensing technology is heading—and something useful about the gap between a funding round and a fitting appointment.
Hanger Ventures has invested in Prosthetic Fit 360, maker of the Limn Fit sensor system. The clinical case for data-driven socket monitoring is straightforward. The path from investment to clinic visit is not.
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