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HR 771 114th Congress House

Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act in order to strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2015 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Health Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicarePublic contracts and procurement
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Feb 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 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 5, 2015
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 Latest action February 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the special competitive acquisition program rule applied to diabetic testing strips to require the volume for such types of products to be determined through the use of multiple sources of data that measure consumption and utilization of such strips among individuals in the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reject any bid submitted by an entity under the competitive acquisition program that does not demonstrate that it can furnish the types of strips included in its bid.

Requires an entity to furnish to an individual the brand of strips compatible with the individual's home blood glucose monitor.

Prohibits an entity from attempting to influence or incentivize an individual to switch the brand of glucose monitor or testing strips selected.

Prohibits an entity from communicating directly to such an individual until it has given the individual verbally standardized information about the individual's rights with respect to the entity.

Directs the Secretary to establish a process under which an individual furnished with diabetic testing strips under a competitive acquisition program may reject them by notifying the supplier and the Secretary. Permits the individual to obtain different strips from another supplier and have a new claim processed.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4 Related bill Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2016
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 2
Young, David
· Apr 27, 2016
Roskam, Peter
· Nov 17, 2015
Noem, Kristi
· Oct 8, 2015
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 25, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 8, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 24, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · May 13, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 771: Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-771/
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"H.R. 771: Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-771/.
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