As of today, the Health Insurance System in the United States refuses to cover Medical Service Dogs to patients who need them. But, the IRS allows any money spent on such animal, such as food, grooming, vet bills, health insurance for the animal, etc., to be fully deductible under Medical Expenses. 

If the IRS considers Medical Service Dogs a medical expense, why do Health Insurance Companies refuse to cover them? I recently found out that there are over 220 children on the Fundraising Waitlist of the Service Dog Charity I have been accepted to who are also waiting for their funds to be raised. These are children! It makes absolutely no sense at all.

There are many countries around the world whose Health Insurance System covers the full cost of a Medical Service Dog. But in the United States, Insurance companies continue to refuse coverage. 

For example: in the year 2021, my Health Insurance spent $1.1 million in claims for me alone. over $230,000 of that could have been fully prevented had they have approved and covered the cost of a Diabetic Alert Service Dog, which is $38,000.  Spend $38,000 once, or spend thousands per claim? 

The answer is perfectly clear. Service Dogs have proven to be more than useful, not only for Government agencies (bomb sniffing, drug sniffing, human rescue efforts, etc.) but have also proven themselves to be of extreme value and use to children and adults with disabilities requiring the need for the Service Dog.

The Unites States and its Health Insurance System needs to be welcomed to 2022 and join many other countries who cover Medical Service Dogs.  The cost of a Medical Service Dog all depends on what the dog is needed for, how it needs to be trained, etc. Costs vary between $20,000 and $70,000. But that is still a lot cheaper than spending thousands of dollars per claim for just one individual. 

Sign this petition and make the change happen in the USA.