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S.1253: Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 7, 2015
- Latest Major Action July 30, 2015
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Bill Summary
Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to make a separate payment, calculated according to a specified formula, to a home health agency for an applicable disposable device when furnished on or after January 1, 2017 to an individual who receives home health services for which payment is made...
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 30, 2015 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
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| July 30, 2015 |
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-105.
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| June 24, 2015 |
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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| May 7, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| May 7, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.) |