Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropria… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care, to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
This bill revises payment rules and establishes several requirements relating to coverage of orthotics and prosthetics under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill requires suppliers of orthotics and prosthetics to meet certain standards with respect to licensure and accreditation, physical facilities, and liability insurance. Orthotists and prosthetists may also issue written orders for commercial purposes that meet specified standards; such orders must be signed by the treating physician.
The bill also prohibits payment under Medicare for certain prosthetics and orthotics that are delivered via drop shipment (i.e., direct shipment to a beneficiary who has not received corresponding patient care from a health care practitioner).
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2556: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2556/
"S. 2556: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2556/.
S. 2556, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2556/.
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