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HR 2895 114th Congress House Health Cancer Home and outpatient care Medicare

Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015

Introduced: June 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 25, 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.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015

Expresses the sense of Congress that, to ensure the future of community cancer care, Medicare reimbursement should be equal for the same service provided to a cancer patient regardless of whether the service is delivered in the hospital outpatient department (OPD) or physician's office.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for OPD services to require that the payment amount under PPS and physician fee schedules for covered OPD cancer services be a budget neutral combination of the amount otherwise payable under the PPS and the amount otherwise payable under the physician fee schedule for such services.

What's happening now July 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1