HOUSE 1361115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
- Last Action
- 3/17/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-03-02Introduced in House
- 2017-03-02Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-02 (00)
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)
Cosponsors (20)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- James Renacci (R-OH)
- PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH)
- David Loebsack (D-IA)
- Keith Ellison (D-MN)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- David Young (R-IA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
- Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- Diane Black (R-TN)
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)
Subjects
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
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