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HR 6948 115th Congress House

Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals u… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

Introduced: September 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Drug therapyHealth care costs and insuranceHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient care
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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.
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Oct 10, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 27, 2018
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.
Sep 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 10, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018

This bill establishes separate payment requirements for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6948: Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6948/
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"H.R. 6948: Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6948/.
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H.R. 6948, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6948/.
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