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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 17, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3091 Related bill Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2008
  • HR 4778 Identical bill Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 13, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4935: Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4935/
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"H.R. 4935: Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4935/.
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H.R. 4935, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4935/.
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