Stand Strong for Medicare Act
Sponsored By: Senator Angus King
Introduced
Summary
Medicare coverage for fall prevention items would be added to the list of items Medicare can cover, letting beneficiaries obtain basic home-safety equipment through the program. It would also exempt payments for those items from sequestration and similar automatic payment cuts.
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- Medicare beneficiaries: Would be eligible to have items like grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, and bed rails covered when prescribed to reduce fall risk.
- Physicians and qualified practitioners: Would need to order these items for beneficiaries to get coverage, keeping access tied to medical authorization.
- Medicare program and payments: Reimbursements for fall prevention items would be protected from sequestration and Pay-As-You-Go reductions, and the changes would take effect 60 days after enactment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Medicare pays for fall-prevention items
If enacted, Medicare would cover certain fall-prevention home items like grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, and bed rails when a physician or qualified practitioner orders them. Payments for these items would be exempt from sequestration and PAYGO reductions. The Secretary could add other items or categories to the covered list. The change would take effect 60 days after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Angus King
ME • I
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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