HR 2477 · in committee · significant
Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare will cover ultrasound tests performed at patients' homes instead of requiring clinic visits.
- Medicare beneficiaries and healthcare providers offering portable ultrasound services are affected.
- CMS will reimburse portable ultrasound at the same rate and method as portable X-ray services.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might allowing Medicare reimbursement for home-based ultrasounds change healthcare access for elderly patients with mobility limitations or those in rural areas?
- 02
What are the potential cost differences for Medicare between covering portable ultrasounds at home versus requiring beneficiaries to travel to clinics for imaging services?
- 03
How would aligning portable ultrasound reimbursement with portable X-ray rates affect providers' willingness to offer home-based ultrasound services across different regions?
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Sponsor · R-TX-24
Beth Van Duyne
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
36/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-27
Joining the bill
Bradley Scott Schneider
D-IL-10 · original
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
R-IA-1 · original
Lori Trahan
D-MA-3 · original
James C. Moylan
R-GU
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14
Kevin Hern
R-OK-1
Bennie G. Thompson
D-MS-2
Mike Carey
R-OH-15
Carol D. Miller
R-WV-1
Don Bacon
R-NE-2
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Young Kim
R-CA-40
+ 24 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-27 · 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.
2025-03-27 · 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.
2025-03-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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