A bill 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.

Medicare would cover medical wigs

If enacted, Medicare would be allowed to cover cranial prostheses (wigs) when a qualifying clinician provides a written certification of medical necessity. The certification must come from a dermatologist, oncologist, or your attending physician and must say the wig is medically necessary as part of a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment or for hair loss from a health condition. The bill lists autoimmune disease, cancer, and chemotherapy as covered causes of hair loss. Wigs that do not have the required written certification would not be covered. This change would take effect upon enactment.