HOUSE 2710116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Patient Access to ESRD New Innovative Devices Act
- Last Action
- 5/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-14Referred 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.
- 2019-05-14Referred 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.
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-14 (00)
Patient Access to ESRD New Innovative Devices Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a process to provide a certain payment adjustment under the Medicare end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system. Specifically, the CMS must establish a process to provide for an add-on payment adjustment for new medical devices used to diagnose, treat, or manage ESRD.
Cosponsors (4)
- Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN)
- Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
- Tom Reed (R-NY)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
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