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HR 1018 114th Congress House Health Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Public contracts and procurement

Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015

Introduced: February 20, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 20, 2015
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.
Feb 20, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover substitute disposable medical technology, subject it to a special payment rule, and exempt it from competitive acquisition.

What's happening now March 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1253 Related bill Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 20, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1018: Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1018/
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"H.R. 1018: Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1018/.
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H.R. 1018, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1018/.
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