US Congress House Bill 7217 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 12 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-12 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

IMPROVE Act Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries Act This bill establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. States must determine payment methodologies in accordance with specified requirements; payments also temporarily qualify for an enhanced federal matching rate. The bill also makes a series of reductions relating to federal Medicaid expenditures. Among other changes, the bill reduces the federal matching rate for states that do not have required asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility. Further, drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs must disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly). Finally, the bill excludes specified wheelchairs and associated accessories from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule).

IMPROVE Act Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries Act

Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]

2018-12-11 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 428 (Y: 400 N: 11 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-12	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2018-12-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-12-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 11 (Roll no. 428). (text: H10043-10047)
2018-12-11	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: H10043-10052)
2018-12-11	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2018-12-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7217.
2018-12-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules.
2018-12-11	House	Mr. Barton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2018-12-06	House	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.
2018-12-06	House	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.
2018-12-06	House	Introduced in House

HB7223 (Related) 2018-12-06 - 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.
SB3702 (Related) 2018-12-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7217/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr7217/BILLS-115hr7217ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr7217/BILLS-115hr7217eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018428