On July 15, 2015, the House of Representatives approved by voice vote the following two bills:

  • 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.

Both bills were approved by the Senate in April, and they are now awaiting the President’s signature.