To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment…

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D McGovernSponsor

32 cosponsors · 27 D, 5 R

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 12, 2023

This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 12, 2023

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

No recorded floor vote found.