Medicare Protection Act Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 29, 2105)—President Obama signed The Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (S. 2425) into law yesterday.

The bill, which was quickly passed through Congress using a rare “hot-line” procedure in the Senate, and then by unanimous consent in the House on December 18, includes a one year delay on the application of Medicare competitive bid pricing to complex rehab technology (CRT) accessories used with Group 3 power wheelchairs.

AAHomecare will continue to advocate for legislation to provide a permanent fix that reaffirms the original Congressional intent to keep CRT accessories outside the purview of the bidding program; H.R. 3229 currently shows 83 co-sponsors, while its Senate companion, S. 2196 has 16 co-sponsors.

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