STEP 1: Sign H.R. 4034 bill to get wigs covered by insurance?Updated 7 months ago

While there are some insurance companies that allow wig coverage for medical hair loss, most do not.  Most insurance companies follow the standard set by Medicare guidelines, and since Medicare does not allow coverage of wigs, most insurance companies have the some positioning. 

Medicare gets their direction from Congress and currently, there is a bill in Congress, House bill, H.R. 4034 and Senate bill S. 1922. that would allow Medicare coverage of wigs. 

The absolute best way to get your wig covered by insurance is to go to the H.R. 4034 bill page, and click on the Contact Your Member under the "Give Feedback On This Bill" section, enter in your information and then reach out to your local Congress members.

Let your Representative and Senators know that you suffer from medical hair loss and that a wig is essential to helping you live a normal life. Explain to them how different you are treated when you don't wear your wig and how wearing one helps you feel normal. It's important for us to educate Senators and explain to them why we need wigs and help them understand that we do not wear wigs for cosmetic reasons but instead we wear wigs to feel normal and how, like other prosthesis, a wig helps us feel normal and socially accepted.