US HB8581 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-13 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-13 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study issues related to health insurance and other coverage for assistive technologies, such as prosthetic devices and custom orthoses, for those who experience amputations or live with a limb difference. In conducting this study, the GAO must include comparisons of claims and other data from Medicare, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and commercial health insurers.
Title
Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act Triple A Study Act
Sponsors
| Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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. |
| 2020-10-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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. |
| 2020-10-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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. |
| 2020-10-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4343 (Same As) 2020-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Performance measurement
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Performance measurement
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8581/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8581/BILLS-116hr8581ih.pdf |
