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HR 3320 113th Congress House

Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013

Official title: To ensure appropriate coverage of ventricular assist devices under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
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Oct 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Oct 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revise the Medicare national coverage determination relating to coverage of ventricular assist devices to extend the coverage of such devices under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for individuals approved for heart transplantation to apply also to: (1) individuals undergoing an evaluation to determine candidacy for heart transplantation; and (2) individuals who would be heart transplant candidates, but are not so eligible because of a contraindication that may be favorably modified by the use of a ventricular assist device.

Directs the Secretary to use specified processes to revise its national coverage determination relating to ventricular assist devices to incorporate the requirements of this Act.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 4
R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 8, 2014
Rogers, Mike
· Jul 8, 2014
Price, Tom
· Jun 24, 2014
Byrne, Bradley
· May 20, 2014
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 15, 2014
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · May 15, 2014
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · May 15, 2014
Boustany, Charles
· Nov 15, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3320: Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3320/
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"H.R. 3320: Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3320/.
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H.R. 3320, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3320/.
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