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Triple A Study Act

USA117th CongressHR-2461| House 
| Updated: 7/14/2021
G. K. Butterfield

G. K. Butterfield

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8581
Triple A Study Act
Apr 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1089
Introduced in Senate
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 13, 2021
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.
Apr 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8581
    Triple A Study Act


  • April 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1089
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 13, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 13, 2021
    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.


  • April 14, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 14, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-1089: Triple A Study Act
Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicarePerformance measurementSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care

Triple A Study Act

USA117th CongressHR-2461| House 
| Updated: 7/14/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8581
Triple A Study Act
Apr 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1089
Introduced in Senate
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 13, 2021
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.
Apr 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8581
    Triple A Study Act


  • April 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1089
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 13, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 13, 2021
    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.


  • April 14, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 14, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
G. K. Butterfield

G. K. Butterfield

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-1089: Triple A Study Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicarePerformance measurementSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care