US HB5254 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on November 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides for Medicare coverage of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation, which is used to detect or assess a certain diabetic eye condition. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must ensure that beneficiaries who receive such services are also given information about available diabetes self-management training and that such training includes information about the importance of annual eye exams.
Title
Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-11-22 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-11-22 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-11-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Photography and imaging
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Photography and imaging
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5254/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5254/BILLS-116hr5254ih.pdf |