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HR 6639 115th Congress House

Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation.

Introduced: July 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2018
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.
Jul 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2018

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation, which is used to detect or assess a certain diabetic eye condition.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 30, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6639: Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6639/
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"H.R. 6639: Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6639/.
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H.R. 6639, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6639/.
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