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S 1967 107th Congress Senate

Medicare Vision Rehabilitation Services Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve outpatient vision services under part B of the medicare program.

Introduced: April 22, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureAmbulatory careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEye care
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 26, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 26, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 26, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Vision Rehabilitation Services Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for coverage of outpatient vision rehabilitation services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 24, 2002
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 15, 2002
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 22, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1967: Medicare Vision Rehabilitation Services Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1967/
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"S. 1967: Medicare Vision Rehabilitation Services Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1967/.
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S. 1967, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1967/.
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