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Reps reintroduce Wigs as Durable Medical Equipment Act 

February 23, 2026HME News Staff

WASHINGTON – Reps. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have reintroduced the Wigs as Durable Medical Equipment Act, a bill that would require Medicare to cover wigs for individuals affected by alopecia and patients undergoing chemotherapy. Currently, many private insurance plans cover wigs for those undergoing treatments that cause hair loss or who are affected by alopecia areata, but Medicare...

Prosthetics, Wigs as Durable Medical Equipment Act

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