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S 768 114th Congress Senate

Steve Gleason Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices.

Introduced: March 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careMedicareNeurological disorders
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Mar 18, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 18, 2015
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 Latest action March 18, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Steve Gleason Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as durable medical equipment any eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for them.

Payment for speech generating devices or accessories shall be made on a rental basis, or in a lump-sum amount for the purchase of the item, without a cap on the amount.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 984 Related bill Steve Gleason Act of 2015
  • HR 1919 Related bill Steve Gleason Act of 2015
  • HR 628 Identical bill Steve Gleason Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 18, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 18, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 18, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 768: Steve Gleason Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-768/
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