An advocacy group for the blind and visually impaired is applauding bipartisan legislation in the House to investigate the federal government’s “systemic failure” to provide materials in accessible formats for recipients of Medicare and Medicaid.
U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) in late July introduced H.R. 3457, which would require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
“This legislation will make it possible for people who are blind to independently read and understand important health-related information — an issue that has been on our radar for many years now,” says Kim Charlson, president of American Council of the Blind.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
