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S 486 115th Congress Senate

Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Mar 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 1, 2017
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 Latest action March 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3730 Related bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition …
  • HR 1361 Related bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 8 Republican 5
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 28, 2018
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 24, 2018
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 7, 2018
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 12, 2017
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 7, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2017
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2017
Burr, Richard
· Apr 27, 2017
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2017
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2017
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 486: Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-486/
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