Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-07-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-07-06Referred 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.
- 2023-07-06Referred 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.
- 2023-07-06Introduced in House
- 2023-07-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-06 (00)
Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act
This bill requires payment for cancer care services to be made in the same manner under Medicare regardless of whether they are provided in a hospital outpatient department or physician's office (i.e., site-neutral payment). (Cancer care services are services that are furnished in relation to cancer diagnosis or treatment and that may be provided in either a hospital outpatient department or physician's office for purposes of Medicare payment.)
Cosponsors (2)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Health care costs and insurance
- Medicare
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