US HB6848 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-3)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment under part B of the Medicare program.
Title
Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022
Sponsors
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] | Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA] | Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] |
| Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
| Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI] |
| Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY] | Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
| Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] |
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2022-02-25 | House | 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. |
| 2022-02-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6848/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6848/BILLS-117hr6848ih.pdf |
