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HR 6848 117th Congress House Health

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022

Introduced: February 25, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2022
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.
Feb 25, 2022
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Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022

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 FY2022 and each of the next four fiscal years for the CMS to carry out the project.

What's happening now February 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6848: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6848/
MLA
"H.R. 6848: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6848/.
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H.R. 6848, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6848/.
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[H.R. 6848: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6848/)
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