Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2023
This bill would add acupuncture services to Medicare coverage for beneficiaries, specifically defining "qualified acupuncturist services" as those provided by state-licensed acupuncturists or physicians trained in acupuncture. It establishes payment rules allowing these services to be billed under the physician fee schedule, included in hospital inpatient billing, and provided under a doctor's supervision. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set standards for non-licensed practitioners, mirroring nationally recognized certification. It would take effect 270 days after enactment, expanding access to acupuncture for Medicare-covered seniors.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 9, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 9, 2023
Committee
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.
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Grace F. Napolitano
DDemocratic
Co
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Panetta
DDemocratic
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