Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022

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Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 25, 2022

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low-vision devices under Medicare in the same manner as Medicare coverage is provided for durable medical equipment. The bill defines low-vision device to mean a physician-prescribed device that magnifies, enhances, or otherwise augments or interprets visual images; the term does not include ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses.

The bill appropriates $2.5 million for FY2022 and each of the next four fiscal years for the CMS to carry out the project.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022

Latest action (Feb 28, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 25, 2022

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.