Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
This bill directs the U.S. Comptroller General to study how health insurance covers treatment for dyspraxia and developmental coordination disorder (DCD), a neurological condition affecting motor coordination and movement. The study will examine coverage across Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, federal employee health plans, and group health insurance plans, and must be completed within one year of the bill's enactment. The report will identify what services are covered, any age limits on coverage, barriers to accessing treatment, and whether insurance companies comply with existing regulations. The study will also investigate whether people with dyspraxia/DCD lose coverage when they reach adulthood and provide recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on improving coverage policies. No direct funding amount is specified in the legislation, though the cost would fall to the Government Accountability Office to conduct the study.
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