United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6639 (115th)
Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2018
Introduced
27 July 2018
Last action
16 August 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2018 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation, which is used to detect or assess a certain diabetic eye condition.
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Timeline
27 July 2018
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
16 August 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 July 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6639
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6639
- us · 115-hr-6639 · source updated 11 August 2025