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HR 2697 111th Congress House

Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician.

Introduced: June 4, 2009 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Health personnelHearing, speech, and vision careMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of medical and other health services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3176 Related bill Optometric Fairness in Medicaid Act of 2009
  • HR 6290 Related bill To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of optometrists.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 7 Republican 6
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 29, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Jul 21, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2010
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Jul 19, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Jun 29, 2010
Hall, John
· Jun 23, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· May 19, 2010
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 19, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 21, 2010
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 21, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 25, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Mar 9, 2010
Halvorson, Deborah
· Mar 4, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 4, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Feb 23, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 16, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Dec 1, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 22, 2009
Kratovil, Frank
· Sep 9, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 24, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 23, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 23, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2697: Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2697/
MLA
"H.R. 2697: Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2697/.
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H.R. 2697, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2697/.
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