Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare part B…
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a supplier of durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare program to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to a medicare beneficiary, and for other purposes.
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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) to furnish an upgraded item and charge the Medicare beneficiary for the difference between its price and that of the standard item, provided the upgraded one was furnished in accordance with certain consumer marketing safeguard standards to be established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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