House Bill 2461
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Triple A Study Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 13, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2461
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act or the Triple A Study Act
This bill 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.
April 13, 2021
07/14/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/14/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/13/2021
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.
04/13/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/13/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:49 PM