US Congress House Bill 3681 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on December 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2013 or AIM Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop an AIM list of medical devices for which, because of their inclusion on the list, insurance benefits and payments are prohibited under Medicare (either directly or on a capitated basis), with the result that no Medicare claim may be submitted and an individual who consents to receive such a device is responsible for paying for it and for any related services. Directs the Secretary to post on a public HHS website or other publicly accessible media an updated list of the medical devices on the AIM list.

Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2013

Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-12-09	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-12-09	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-12-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3681/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3681/BILLS-113hr3681ih.pdf