# 115-hr-3457: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

115-hr-3457, To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3457
- Congress: 115
- Title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the extent to which reasonable accommodations, as required under federal law, are provided under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7217: IMPROVE Act
- 115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6421: Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act
- 115-hr-6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5819: BURMA Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3457 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3457)

## Related
- [115-hr-7217: IMPROVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7217)
- [115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6734)
- [115-hr-6421: Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6421)
- [115-hr-6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6378)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5819: BURMA Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5819)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3457 (as of 2025-11-18).