Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 30, 2019)
Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low-vision devices under Medicare in the same manner as Medicare coverage is provided for durable medical equipment. The bill defines low-vision device to mean a physician-prescribed device that magnifies, enhances, or otherwise augments or interprets visual images; the term does not include ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses.
The bill appropriates $2.5 million for FY2020 and each of the next four fiscal years for the CMS to carry out the project.
What just happenedJul 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 30, 2019
- Jul 31, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 30, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 30, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 30, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 30, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House