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HR 4129 116th Congress House

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019

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: September 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 30, 2019
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 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low-vision devices under Medicare in the same manner as Medicare coverage is provided for durable medical equipment. The bill defines low-vision device to mean a physician-prescribed device that magnifies, enhances, or otherwise augments or interprets visual images; the term does not include ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses.

The bill appropriates $2.5 million for FY2020 and each of the next four fiscal years for the CMS to carry out the project.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 3
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 27, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 4, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Feb 26, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 25, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 30, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jul 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4129: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4129/
MLA
"H.R. 4129: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4129/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4129, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4129/.
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[H.R. 4129: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4129/)
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