To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
USA115th CongressHR-3457| House
| Updated: 7/28/2017
Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the extent to which reasonable accommodations, as required under federal law, are provided under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
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Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHearing, speech, and vision careMedicaidMedicare
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
USA115th CongressHR-3457| House
| Updated: 7/28/2017
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the extent to which reasonable accommodations, as required under federal law, are provided under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
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Timeline
Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHearing, speech, and vision careMedicaidMedicare