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HR 1416 109th Congress House

Medicare Diabetic Footwear Quality Restoration Act of 2005

Official title: To repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes effected by section 627 of the Medicare Prescriptio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes effected by section 627 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.

Introduced: November 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
Health DiabetesMedical feesMedicareProsthesis
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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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
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 20, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 10, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 10, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 10, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 10, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 8, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 8, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 8, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Nov 8, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1416: Medicare Diabetic Footwear Quality Restoration Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1416/
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"H.R. 1416: Medicare Diabetic Footwear Quality Restoration Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1416/.
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H.R. 1416, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1416/.
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