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HR 3053 114th Congress House

Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2015

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: February 2, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
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Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2015
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.
Jul 14, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2015

Directs the Department 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 HHS 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 2, 2016
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 10, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3053: Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3053/
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"H.R. 3053: Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3053/.
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H.R. 3053, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3053/.
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