S 1191
115th Congress
Senate
Health
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Medicare
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2017
This bill makes a series of changes relating to payment for orthotics and prosthetics under Medicare, including by establishing additional requirements (e.g., federally issued supplier identification numbers) for organizations to become accredited suppliers of orthotics and prosthetics and for such suppliers to receive payment.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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