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Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 24, 2019Health
H.R. 3429

HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

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HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.

The bill also makes other changes to Medicare payment systems for certain items and services. Among other things, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare, and (2) extends the instruction from the CMS for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

What just happenedDec 7, 2020

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-620, Part I.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7](D-AL)Sponsor
2 cosponsors1 D1 R
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  1. Dec 7, 2020CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-620, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  2. Dec 7, 2020Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-620, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  3. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

    Ways and Means Committee
  4. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Ways and Means Committee
  5. Jun 25, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  6. Jun 25, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Military Personnel Subcommittee
  7. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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.

    Armed Services Committee
  8. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  9. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  10. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House, Part IDec 7, 20208

HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.

The bill also makes other changes to Medicare payment systems for certain items and services. Among other things, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare, and (2) extends the instruction from the CMS for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

Introduced in HouseJun 24, 2019

HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.

The bill also makes other changes to Medicare payment systems for certain items and services. Among other things, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare, and (2) extends the instruction from the CMS for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

HEARTS and Rural Relief Act — Informed