Stand Strong for Medicare Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Social Security Act to add fall prevention items (grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails) to Medicare's covered durable medical equipment, waives the physician order requirement for these items. It relies on product standards, exemptions, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Healthcare, Trade, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Durable medical equipment suppliers and distributors could gain revenue opportunities, Durable medical equipment manufacturers producing fall prevention items (grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails) could gain revenue opportunities, and Home safety and accessibility equipment retailers could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Medicare Part B program (increased expenditures for new covered items) could face higher costs, Federal taxpayers (funding Medicare expansion) could face higher costs, and Federal budget managers (sequestration exemption prevents automatic cost controls) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Social Security Act to add fall prevention items (grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails) to Medicare's covered durable medical equipment, waives the physician order requirement for these items...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Social Security Act to add fall prevention items (grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails) to Medicare's covered durable medical equipment, waives the physician order requirement for these items.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Trade, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill amends the Social Security Act to add fall prevention items (grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails) to Medicare's covered durable medical equipment, waives the physician order requirement for these items.
Policy Domains
Entire Bill - Medicare Fall Prevention Coverage
Identified Gains
- Durable medical equipment suppliers and distributors
- Durable medical equipment manufacturers producing fall prevention items (grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails)
- Home safety and accessibility equipment retailers
- Physicians and healthcare practitioners (reduced administrative burden)
Identified Costs
- Medicare Part B program (increased expenditures for new covered items)
- Federal taxpayers (funding Medicare expansion)
- Federal budget managers (sequestration exemption prevents automatic cost controls)
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Magaziner introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Durable medical equipment manufacturers producing fall prevention items (grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails)
Physicians and healthcare practitioners (reduced administrative burden)
Medicare Part B program (increased expenditures for new covered items)
Federal budget managers (sequestration exemption prevents automatic cost controls)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Includes grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails, and such other items or categories of items as the Secretary may specify
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