HR 1703 · in committee · niche
Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill requires Medicare to create billing codes for ultralightweight manual wheelchairs with specific material options.
- Medicare beneficiaries who use manual wheelchairs are affected by this billing change.
- Suppliers can bill patients for costs above Medicare's standard payment rate for these wheelchairs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might creating specific billing codes for ultralightweight manual wheelchairs change wheelchair access for Medicare beneficiaries with different mobility needs?
- 02
What evidence exists that current Medicare payment rates for manual wheelchairs are insufficient to cover the costs of ultralightweight models?
- 03
How would allowing suppliers to bill patients for costs above Medicare's standard rate affect affordability for seniors with limited incomes?
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Sponsor · R-PA-13
John Joyce
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In Congress
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-27
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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