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HR 2503 115th Congress House

AIM Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 17, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFood and Drug Administration (FDA)
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2017
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.
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 30, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2017 or the AIM Act of 2017

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop, maintain, and make publicly available a list of medical devices that shall be voluntarily excluded from payment under the Medicare program. A Medicare beneficiary who consents to receive such a medical device shall be responsible for payment for the device.

A manufacturer seeking to have a medical device included in the list must submit a request for inclusion to the CMS, in accordance with specified timelines. As a condition for a device's continued inclusion on the list, a manufacturer must provide the CMS with data on clinical studies completed with respect to the device.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2597 Reintroduction of AIM Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2503: AIM Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2503/
MLA
"H.R. 2503: AIM Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2503/.
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H.R. 2503, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2503/.
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