S 1544
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Radiation
Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023
Introduced: May 10, 2023
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 10, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023
This bill establishes separate payment requirements for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services. The bill's requirements apply to diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals that have an average daily cost of $500 or more in 2024 and as adjusted based on a specified fee schedule factor in each year thereafter.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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