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S 1738 115th Congress Senate

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Access Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a home infusion therapy services temporary transitional payment under the Medicare program.

Introduced: August 3, 2017 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Aug 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 3, 2017
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 Latest action August 3, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Access Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to temporarily provide for transitional Medicare payment with respect to certain home infusion services furnished on or after January 1, 2019. Under current law, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is required to establish a permanent payment system with respect to such services furnished on or after January 1, 2021.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3178 Related bill Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017
  • HR 3163 Related bill Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 11 Republican 7 Independent 1
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 23, 2018
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2018
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 11, 2018
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 5, 2017
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 16, 2017
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Nov 15, 2017
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 9, 2017
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Oct 30, 2017
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 30, 2017
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 3, 2017
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 3, 2017
Isakson, Johnny
· Aug 3, 2017
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 3, 2017
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Aug 3, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1738: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Access Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1738/
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"S. 1738: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Access Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1738/.
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S. 1738, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1738/.
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