HR 4935
110th Congress
House
Health
Competitive bidding
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Medical supplies
Medicare
Peer review organizations (Medicine)
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Wounds
Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007
Introduced: January 15, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 15, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 15, 2008
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.
Jan 15, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from the Medicare competitive acquisition program negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories, until the Secretary can validate, using a panel of wound care clinical experts, the clinical comparability of all such products.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1