July 29, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Medical plan benefits for physical therapy, kidney dialysis, and other benefits in 2009

Percent of medical plan participants with selected benefits, by type of plan, 2009
Benefit	Fee-for-service plans	Health maintenance organizations
Physical therapy	69	72
Durable medical equipment	66	67
Prosthetics	49	35
Organ and tissue transplantation	48	31
Kidney dialysis	30	19
Diabetes care management	30	17

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