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HR 4479 106th Congress House Health Administrative procedure Department of Health and Human Services Disabled Equipment and supplies Government Operations and Politics Law Medicare Self-help devices for the disabled Social Welfare Speech disorders

To provide for coverage of augmentative communication devices under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: May 17, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Jun 5, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 3, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
May 17, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E752-753)
May 17, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate a national coverage determination under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in order to mandate Medicare coverage of augmentative communication devices (also known as alternative communication devices) for individuals with a severe speech disability.
What's happening now June 5, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 17, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4479: To provide for coverage of augmentative communication devices under the Medicare Program.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4479/
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"H.R. 4479: To provide for coverage of augmentative communication devices under the Medicare Program.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4479/.
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H.R. 4479, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4479/.
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