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Triple A Study Act

USA116th CongressS-4343| Senate 
| Updated: 7/28/2020
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (1)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jul 28, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 28, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 13, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8581
Introduced in House
  • July 28, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 28, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • October 13, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8581
    Introduced in House

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8581: Triple A Study Act
Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicarePerformance measurementSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care

Triple A Study Act

USA116th CongressS-4343| Senate 
| Updated: 7/28/2020
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.
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Timeline
Jul 28, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 28, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 13, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8581
Introduced in House
  • July 28, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 28, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • October 13, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8581
    Introduced in House
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (1)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8581: Triple A Study Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicarePerformance measurementSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care