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Search Results: keywords:"portable ultrasound"

S. 5380 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:408
S. 5380 proposes changes to the Social Security Act to include coverage for transporting and setting up portable ultrasound services under Medicare. It seeks to ensure that these services are paid for in the same way as similar services for portable X-rays. The bill outlines that the...
Simple Explanation
S. 5380 is a proposed law that wants Medicare, a health program for older people, to pay for the cost of bringing and setting up small machines called portable ultrasounds, which are used to look inside the body, just like they do for X-ray machines.
H. R. 10240 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:458
H. R. 10240, known as the “Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2024,” aims to amend the Social Security Act to include portable ultrasound services under Medicare, similar to how portable X-ray services are covered. The bill mandates that the Secretary ensure...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 10240 is a new idea to let Medicare, which helps pay for doctors, also pay for special trips and setup for machines that make pictures of the inside of our bodies, just like they do for machines that look at our bones. They want to start this new way of paying on January 1, 2026.

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