To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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Cosponsors (7)
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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.
2026-02-12
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-02-12
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-02-12
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-12
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-12
Plain-English Summary
This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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