New Bill Facilitates Veteran Access to Powered Exoskeletons
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.
- MARLBOROUGH, Mass.
- and BERLIN and YOKNEAM ILIT, Israel, Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (Nasdaq: RWLK) (“ReWalk” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative technologies that enable mobility and wellness in rehabilitation and daily life for individuals with neurological conditions, applauded new legislation that will be introduced in the U. S. House of Representatives that will enhance the opportunity for clinically-eligible U.S. Veterans to gain access to powered exoskeletons, and ensure the U.S Department of Veterans’ Affairs (“VA”) is delivering the technology in both a routine and timely manner.
- The new bi-partisan bill, titled the Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices (STAND) Act, will be introduced by Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01) and co-led by the Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Mike Bost (IL-12), Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee, Julia Brownley (CA-26), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-6) in recognition of Veterans’ Day.
- “General Bergman’s leadership on this issue has been instrumental in promoting transparency and reliability at the VA for those Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) whose overall health can be profoundly improved by regaining the ability to walk with exoskeleton technology,” said Larry Jasinski, CEO of ReWalk Robotics.