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HR 3749 113th Congress House

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2013

Official title: To provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment under part B of the Medicare program.

Introduced: March 6, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, supplies
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 12, 2013
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.
Dec 12, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1862)
Dec 12, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to commence a project to demonstrate and evaluate the impact of covering low vision devices under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in the same or similar manner as coverage is provided for durable medical equipment under such part.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 9, 2014
Owens, William
· Jul 11, 2014
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 13, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2014
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 12, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3749: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3749/
MLA
"H.R. 3749: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3749/.
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H.R. 3749, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3749/.
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