To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project under which medicare beneficiaries may enter into agreements with suppliers of certain items of durable medical equipment to obtain items other than the standard version of the items for which payment may be made under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and operate a demonstration project under which participating suppliers may sell to Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) beneficiaries certain items of durable medical equipment other than the standard versions for which payment may be made under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare provided that the beneficiary agrees to pay the difference between the amount charged for the item and the amount Medicare will pay for its standard version.…