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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2831
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for certain fall prevention items under the Medicare program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stand Strong for Medicare Act
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Providing coverage for certain fall prevention items under the Medicare program
In general
Coverage
Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended—
in subsection (n)—
by striking and wheelchairs
and inserting wheelchairs
; and
by inserting , and fall prevention items (as defined in subsection (nnn))
after may prescribe)
; and
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Fall prevention items
The term fall prevention items
includes grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails, and such other items or categories of items as the Secretary may specify.
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Exclusion modification
Section 1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is amended—
in subparagraph (O), by striking and
at the end;
in subparagraph (P), by striking the semicolon and inserting , and
; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
in the case of fall prevention items (as defined in section 1861(nnn)), which are not furnished pursuant to an order of a physician or practitioner (as described in section 1842(b)(18)(C));
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Exemption from sequestration
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments for fall prevention items (as defined in section 1861(nnn) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)) under the Medicare program shall not be subject to any reduction under a sequestration issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, or any other provision law.
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.