I 
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. MI-
CHAEL 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. MILLER- 
MEEKS, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, 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 fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treat-
ment items under the Medicare program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lymphedema Treat-
ment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN LYMPHEDEMA 
COMPRESSION TREATMENT ITEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (s)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (GG), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (HH), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(II) lymphedema compression treatment items 
(as defined in subsection (lll));’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items 
‘‘(lll) The term ‘lymphedema compression treatment 
items’ means— 
‘‘(1) standard and custom fitted gradient com-
pression garments that are— 
‘‘(A) furnished on or after January 1, 
2023, to an individual with a diagnosis of 
lymphedema for the treatment of such condi-
tion; 
‘‘(B) primarily and customarily used in the 
medical treatment of lymphedema, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(C) prescribed by a physician (or a physi-
cian assistant, nurse practitioner, or a clinical 
nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in 
section 1861(aa)(5)) to the extent authorized 
under State law); and 
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‘‘(2) other devices determined by the Secretary 
to be effective in the prevention or treatment of 
lymphedema.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to lymphedema compression 
treatment items furnished on or after January 1, 2023. 
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