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H.R. 8749119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 12, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 8749 would add Medicare coverage for home disaster equipment starting Jan. 1, 2027, for enrollees deemed medically at-risk.
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HR 8749 would create a new Medicare benefit called "home resiliency services," covering home items and equipment that protect against natural disasters or emergencies. Covered items could include heat pumps, solar batteries, and special cold storage for temperature-sensitive medications. Medicare would pay 100% of costs up to government-set price limits, beginning January 1, 2027.
The benefit would apply to Medicare enrollees who are officially determined to be medically at-risk in a disaster situation, a group that includes primarily Americans 65 and older plus some younger people with disabilities. Doctors and health agencies would also be affected through their roles in determining eligibility and setting payment rules.
Eligibility determinations would require a process developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in coordination with health and weather agencies, weighing medical conditions, equipment or medication dependencies, and local climate or disaster risks. The bill has been referred to committees and has not yet been passed into law.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — 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.