Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017

S 486 Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017

US Congress 115th Congress

Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017
S.486


About S.486

Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)

  

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Introduced 03/09/2017

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Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance.

03/01/2017