HR 1416
109th Congress
House
Health
Diabetes
Medical fees
Medicare
Prosthesis
Shoe industry
Social Welfare
Medicare Diabetic Footwear Quality Restoration Act of 2005
Introduced: March 17, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2005
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.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Diabetic Footwear Quality Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to terminate the reduction in Medicare payment for orthopedic shoes and inserts furnished to individuals with diabetes after December 31, 2005.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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