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Medicare Pacemaker Payment Reform and Patient Protection Act

Introduced: July 18, 1983 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1984
See H.R.4170.
Oct 20, 1983
See H.R.4136.
Jul 20, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 20, 1983
Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Prior to Referral on (Jul 18, 83).
Jul 18, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 18, 1983
Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Prior to Referral (July 18, 83).
Jul 18, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 18, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Pacemaker Payment Reform and Patient Protection Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to reduce the reimbursement: (1) for new cardiac pacemakers by 15 percent; (2) for replacement cardiac pacemakers by 25 percent; and (3) for payments to physicians for cardiac pacemaker implantations and monitoring by 25 percent. Prohibits coverage for the expenses, in any 12 month period, of routine monitoring of a cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker lead in excess of six transtelephonic monitorings, or in excess of four monitorings at a physician's office.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administrator of the Food and Drug Administration, to provide for a registry of all cardiac pacemaker devices and pacemaker leads for which payment under title XVIII was made.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on diagnosis-related group type reimbursement for physicians' services related to cardiac pacemaker device implantation.

What's happening now June 27, 1984

See H.R.4170.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4136 Related bill Medicare and Medicaid Budget Reconciliation Amendments of 1983
  • HR 4170 Related bill Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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