Tag: H.R. 5371
Senators intro titanium wheelchair bill
September 26, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., have introduced legislation that would improve access to titanium and carbon fiber manual wheelchairs for Medicare beneficiaries.
S. 5154, which would create two new HCPCS codes for complex rehab technology manual wheelchairs and would allow for upgrades, is a companion bill to H.R. 5371.
“The Senate bill drops at an opportune time for mobility stakeholders and disability advocates to ask their...
CRT advocates make case for H.R. 5371
September 19, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Complex rehab stakeholders converged on Capitol Hill last week to boost support for legislation that would improve access to titanium or carbon fiber wheelchairs.
The group met with legislators and staff from 49 Congressional offices Sept. 9-10 to move H.R. 5371 forward and seek support for a Senate companion bill that is expected to be introduced soon.
“Our CRT leaders made a strong impression across The Hill that included reaching a high proportion of...
Stakeholders check boxes in DC
August 9, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – With complex rehab stakeholders preparing to make not one but two runs to Washington, D.C., in September, Seth Johnson provides an explainer on what the political climate is and how the industry will try to advance its priorities.
At the top of those priorities: H.R. 5371, a bill to improve access to titanium and carbon fiber manual wheelchairs.
“The way the bill is set up, there shouldn’t be an additional cost (to passing it),” said Johnson,...