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 cover cranial prostheses (wigs) as durable medical equipment. You would be eligible only if a dermatologist, oncologist, or your attending physician certifies in writing that the wig is medically necessary. The certification must state it is part of a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment or to treat hair loss from a health condition, including autoimmune disease, cancer, or chemotherapy. The bill also adds a rule to address cranial prostheses that are not certified in this way under the amended framework.