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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3630 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 

of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare 

program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2021 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 

FERGUSON, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. BROWN, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. 

WILD, Ms. ROSS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE

of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, 

Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. 

GARCIA of Texas, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. MCNERNEY, 

Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CONNOLLY, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. 

VELA, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PINGREE, 

Mr. CARSON, Mr. MCHENRY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. MILLERMEEKS, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. 

JACOBS of California, Mr. DUNN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. CLARK

of Massachusetts, Mr. CROW, Mr. BUDD, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 

TRONE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BACON, Mr. 

HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. 

MCKINLEY, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. 

UNDERWOOD, Mr. POSEY, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. COLE, Mr. 

HICE of Georgia, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 

HOULAHAN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. KIND, Mr. GUEST, Mr. FOSTER, 

Ms. CHENEY, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 

ALLEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. COOPER, 

Mr. MANN, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. POCAN, Ms. MENG, Ms. 

DEAN, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. MCBATH, 

Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 


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TIMMONS, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HIGGINS of 

New York, Mr. LAMB, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. BERA, Mr. LUCAS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CORREA, 

Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 

Georgia, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 

LEVIN of California, Mr. MOULTON, and Mr. TAYLOR) 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 

for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lymphedema Treat5 ment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN LYMPHEDEMA 

7 COMPRESSION TREATMENT ITEMS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861 of the Social Secu9 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (s)(2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (GG), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (HH), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(II) lymphedema compression treatment items 

6 (as defined in subsection (lll));’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items 

10 ‘‘(lll) The term ‘lymphedema compression treatment 

11 items’ means— 

12 ‘‘(1) standard and custom fitted gradient com13 pression garments that are— 

14 ‘‘(A) furnished on or after January 1, 

15 2023, to an individual with a diagnosis of 

16 lymphedema for the treatment of such condi17 tion; 

18 ‘‘(B) primarily and customarily used in the 

19 medical treatment of lymphedema, as deter20 mined by the Secretary; and 

21 ‘‘(C) prescribed by a physician (or a physi22 cian assistant, nurse practitioner, or a clinical 

23 nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in 

24 section 1861(aa)(5)) to the extent authorized 

25 under State law); and 


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1 ‘‘(2) other devices determined by the Secretary 

2 to be effective in the prevention or treatment of 

3 lymphedema.’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 subsection (a) shall apply to lymphedema compression 

6 treatment items furnished on or after January 1, 2023. 

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