Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- S. 247
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-01-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-05T06:59:10Z
Official Summary
Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish specific billing codes under Medicare for certain materials used in ultralightweight manual wheelchairs.
Specifically, the CMS must establish at least two billing codes for the base of the wheelchair, with at least one code for a base with titanium or carbon fiber construction material and at least one code for a base without these materials. Suppliers receive the same payment under Medicare for these wheelchairs as would otherwise apply, but may bill beneficiaries for any difference between the payment and the actual charge for the wheelchair. The CMS may require suppliers to inform beneficiaries of their potential financial liability in these cases.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (1)
Recent Actions
- 2025-01-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-01-24: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025 — issued 2025-01-24 — PDF (3 pages)