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HR 5430 117th Congress House Health Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 31, 2022 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 30, 2021
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.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.

What's happening now October 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 16
D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 28, 2022
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 7, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· May 31, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 10, 2022
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 14, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 15, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 7, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 30, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 30, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5430: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5430/
MLA
"H.R. 5430: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5430/.
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H.R. 5430, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5430/.
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[H.R. 5430: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5430/)
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