Senate Bill Would Create $800-Per-Visit Medicare Benefit for ALS Patients, Waive All Cost-Sharing
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Companion bill: Medicare Coverage for ALS Specialized Care →This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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This bill creates an entirely new Medicare benefit category for ALS-related services, including physician support, occupational therapy, speech pathology, physical therapy, dietary support, respiratory support, nursing, and durable medical equipment coordination. Starting in 2027, Medicare would make a single $800 payment per visit to qualified providers on top of existing payments, with no cost-sharing required from patients. However, only ALS patients (roughly 30,000 people in the U.S.) would benefit, making this a very small slice of the total Medicare population.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
ALS Better Care Act
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