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S 1223 116th Congress Senate

Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019

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: June 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Apr 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 29, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019

This bill excludes specified wheelchairs and associated accessories from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 22, 2019
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 11, 2019
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 3, 2019
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1223: Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1223/
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"S. 1223: Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1223/.
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S. 1223, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1223/.
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