# 117-hr-6848: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022

117-hr-6848, Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6848
- Congress: 117
- Title: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6848 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6848)

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