Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 31, 2019)
Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy Act of 2019
This bill establishes certain requirements relating to Medicare coverage of ventilators.
Specifically, the bill (1) excludes ventilators and other covered respiratory items, as specified, from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule); and (2) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a technical expert panel to review, and make recommendations regarding, national coverage determinations with respect to Medicare coverage of ventilators and other specified respiratory devices.
What just happenedNov 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 31, 2019
- Nov 1, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 31, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 31, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 31, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 31, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House