A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for optometric and medical vision care.

Introduced

31 January 1977

Last action

31 January 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH], Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE], Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT], Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD], Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Hatfield, Paul [D-MT], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

1 August 2024