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5 August 2015

President Obama Signs Speech Generating Device Coverage, Independence At Home Acts

On July 30, 2015, President Obama signed into law:
United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

On July 30, 2015, President Obama signed into law:

  • S. 984, "Steve Gleason Act of 2015" – a bill to cover as durable medical equipment eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for such accessories; and
  • S. 971, "Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015" – a bill to extend from a three-year to a five-year period the limit on the length of agreements under the Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Program.

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