H. R. 1691 wants to make sure that neat new medical gadgets can be used by people on Medicare faster by giving them a special quick-approval period. It plans to spend some money each year to help make these decisions but needs to figure out the best way to use this money.

Medicare wants to make it faster for older people to use cool new medical devices without waiting too long, even before these devices get all the official okay marks, starting from July 2023. It's like giving toys a test run before you decide if they can stay in the toy box.

The bill wants to make sure fancy new medical devices get covered quicker by a program called Medicare, giving them four years of help unless they are unsafe. It plans to spend money every year to make this happen and requires reports on how many devices get this special treatment.