Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026

This bill would require private health plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and federal employee health plans to cover glaucoma screening for certain people, starting in 2027. Covered people would include adults 40 or older who identify as having African, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian ancestry or who have a clinical risk factor such as diabetes or a family history of glaucoma, and all adults 60 or older. For Medicaid and federal employee plans, the screening would come with no cost sharing, and for Medicare the bill would remove the Part B deductible and coinsurance for these screenings. The bill would also have the CDC award competitive grants for free or low-cost screenings and follow-up treatment for uninsured and underinsured high-risk people. It would also have the National Eye Institute fund research on glaucoma and optic nerve damage, with $10 million authorized for each program for fiscal years 2027 through 2028.

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Sponsors

• Frederica S. Wilson Democrat sponsor
• 34 cosponsors