Triple A Study Act
- Last Action
- 7/14/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-13Referred 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.
- 2021-04-13Referred 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.
- 2021-04-13Referred 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.
- 2021-04-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-13Introduced in House
- 2021-04-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-13 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (11)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
- Performance measurement
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Veterans' medical care
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