Stand-up comedian Sinbad is learning how to walk again in physical therapy, two years after suffering an ischemic stroke in October 2020.

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Nepper, 33, goes to physical therapy twice a week, and using the exoskeleton and a walker, he can take between 50-200 steps per session.

All went to physical therapy, but their health insurers stopped paying before any could walk without assistance. Paulo spent nearly $1,500 out of her own pocket for more sessions.

But recoveries are routinely stymied by a widespread constraint in health insurance policies: rigid caps on therapy sessions.Insurers frequently limit such sessions to as few as 20 a year, a KFF ...

Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient's infirmities.

All went to physical therapy, but their health insurers stopped paying before any could walk without assistance. Paulo spent nearly $1,500 out of her own pocket for more sessions.