Triple A Study Act

Bill Number

HR 8581

Introduced

Oct 13, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Aff ...

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Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis 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

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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.

Actions

Oct 13, 2020

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.
Oct 13, 2020

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