H.R. 2477In CommitteeHEALTH
Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025
Key facts
Introduced: Mar 27, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 36
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Summary
Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of ultrasound tests performed at a beneficiary's home. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide for separate payments for portable ultrasound services in the same manner and to the same extent as for portable X-ray services.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Mar 27, 2025Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Mar 27, 2025Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors (showing first 30 of 36)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] D-IL
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] R-IA
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] D-MA
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] R-OK
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] R-OH
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] D-MS
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] R-TX
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] R-GU
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] R-WV
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] R-NE
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] D-NC
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] R-CA
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] D-MD
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] D-TX
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] D-FL
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] D-VA
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] R-TX
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] D-TX
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] R-KS
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] D-TX
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] R-MN
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] D-NY
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] D-KS
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] R-MN
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] D-DE
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] R-CA
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] D-CA
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] R-FL
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] R-FL
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] D-MA
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