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HR 1754 104th Congress House Health Medical fees Medical supplies Medicare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a supplier of durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare program to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to a medicare…

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a supplier of durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare program to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to a medicare beneficiary, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 1995 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 9, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 8, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181-1182)
Jun 7, 1995
Referred to the Committee on 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.
Jun 7, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) to furnish an upgraded item and charge the Medicare beneficiary for the difference between its price and that of the standard item, provided the upgraded one was furnished in accordance with certain consumer marketing safeguard standards to be established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

What's happening now June 19, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 14, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 19, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1754: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a supplier of durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare program to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to a medicare beneficiary, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1754/
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"H.R. 1754: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a supplier of durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare program to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to a medicare beneficiary, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1754/.
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H.R. 1754, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1754/.
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[H.R. 1754: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a supplier of durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare program to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to a medicare beneficiary, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1754/)
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