A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment.
USA115th CongressS-497| Senate
| Updated: 3/2/2017
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Senator
Washington
Cosponsors (66)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Luther Strange (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Thad Cochran (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment.
USA115th CongressS-497| Senate
| Updated: 3/2/2017
Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Senator
Washington
Cosponsors (66)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Luther Strange (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Thad Cochran (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationMedicare