Stand Strong for Medicare Act

This bill would add fall prevention items to the medical equipment that Medicare covers. Fall prevention items would include grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails, and other items the Secretary of Health and Human Services chooses to add. Medicare would only pay for these items if they are ordered by a physician or qualified practitioner. Medicare payments for these items would be exempt from automatic federal spending cuts known as sequestration. The coverage changes would start 60 days after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Angus S. King, Jr. Independent sponsor
• 1 cosponsors