S. 5062 119th Congress Senate

FAIR DME Appeals Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require medicare administrative contractors, unified program integrity contractors, and qualified independent contractors to pay the legal fees for certain durable medical equipment suppliers that were incorrectly denied payment.

Introduced: July 22, 2026 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 22, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5062: FAIR DME Appeals Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5062/

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"S. 5062: FAIR DME Appeals Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5062/.

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S. 5062, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5062/.

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