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Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program.

Introduced Mar 27, 2025

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.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare

Summary
  • Amends Medicare to include portable ultrasound tests in the definition of covered diagnostic services, bringing them into parity with portable X-ray tests.
  • Requires Medicare to provide separate payment for portable ultrasound transportation and set up services in the same manner and to the same extent as it provides payment for portable X-ray transportation and set up services.
  • Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish requirements for suppliers of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services that are substantially similar to requirements applicable to portable X-ray service suppliers.
  • Makes the coverage and payment provisions effective for services furnished on or after January 1, 2027.

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Sponsor (1)
40 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. 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. · house
  2. Mar 27, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 1168 — Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 95%
  • HR 10240 — Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2024 · Introduced Dec 17, 2024 · Cong. 118 94%
  • HR 2757 — Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • S 1996 — Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 500 — Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 307 — ARC Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Mar 27, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2025

Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF PORTABLE ULTRASOUND TRANSPORTATION AND SET UP SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.—Section 1861(s)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(3)) is amended by striking “diagnostic X-ray tests” and inserting “diagnostic X-ray and ultrasound tests”.

(b) Ensuring Equitable Payment for Portable Ultrasound Transportation Services.—Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(aa) Ensuring Equitable Payment for Portable Ultrasound Transportation and Set up Services.—

“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall provide a separate payment under this part for portable ultrasound transportation and set up services in the same manner and to the same extent that separate payments are provided for portable X-ray transportation and set up services.

“(2) Payment requirements.—The Secretary shall specify requirements applicable to suppliers of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under this part. Such requirements shall be substantially similar to the requirements applicable to suppliers of portable X-ray services under subpart C of part 486 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).”.

(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2027. <all>

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