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Bill seeks to make speech generating devices purchased items
March 6, 2015Tracy Orzel
WASHINGTON - Industry stakeholders applaud the recent introduction of a bill that would protect access to speech generating devices for Medicare beneficiaries living with disabilities like ALS and cerebral palsy.Introduced by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., and Steve Scalise, R-La., The Steve Gleason Act of 2015, H.R. 628, would remove SGDs from the DME capped rental payment category and clarify statutory language to ensure coverage of eye-tracking technology for beneficiaries...
Bill carves out speech generating devices
February 25, 2015HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - A bill that seeks to protect access to speech generating devices for Medicare beneficiaries has been introduced.The Steve Gleason Act of 2015 would remove SGDs from the DME capped rental payment category and clarify statutory language to ensure coverage of eye-tracking technology for beneficiaries who need it to operate their devices.H.R. 628 was introduced by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., and Steve Scalise, R-La.CMS classified SGDs as capped rental items...