,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to provide   
coverage for wigs as durable medical    
equipment under the ,medicare program1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,providing 
coverage for wigs as durable medical    
equipment under the ,medicare program   
,section #ahfa7n7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7n77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new sentence3 ,such term also 
includes cranial prostheses furnished to
 an individual1 but only where the      
dermatologist1 oncologist1 or attending 
physician of the individual certifies in
 writing the medical necessity of such  
prostheses as part of a proposed course 
of rehabilitative treatment44