Losing your hair to cancer treatment, chemotherapy, or an autoimmune disease is more than cosmetic — it affects dignity and mental health. Right now, Medicare doesn't cover wigs for patients dealing with medical hair loss. This bill would change that by classifying cranial prostheses (medical wigs) as durable medical equipment under Medicare, as long as a dermatologist, oncologist, or attending physician certifies the medical necessity. It's a relatively small coverage expansion, but it would matter to the thousands of Medicare beneficiaries going through cancer treatment or living with conditions like alopecia.
Congressional Summary
This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-02-12
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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