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.