HR 4945
116th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement
Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy Act of 2019
Introduced: October 31, 2019
Introduced by:
Griffith, H. Morgan
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 31, 2019
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.
Oct 31, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy Act of 2019
This bill establishes certain requirements relating to Medicare coverage of ventilators.
Specifically, the bill (1) excludes ventilators and other covered respiratory items, as specified, from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule); and (2) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a technical expert panel to review, and make recommendations regarding, national coverage determinations with respect to Medicare coverage of ventilators and other specified respiratory devices.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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