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SENATE 249119th CongressReferred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3122)

A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".

Last Action
5/22/2025

Actions

  • 2025-01-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2025-01-24Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-24 (00)

Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish, upon request, specific payment methodologies for qualifying pediatric technologies under the Medicare physician fee schedule. Qualifying pediatric technologies are medical devices that are (1) covered under Medicare, (2) approved by the Food and Drug Administration, (3) currently billed using a specified temporary billing code for emerging technologies, and (4) predominantly used or specifically designated for pediatric patients.

The CMS must develop a payment methodology for a qualifying pediatric technology upon request from the manufacturer and based on available data, including pricing information and claims data. Manufacturers must include relevant information in their requests to enable the CMS to develop the corresponding methodologies.

Cosponsors (1)

  • James Lankford (R-OK)

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Manufacturing
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