US Congress House Bill 2195 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-9)
Status: Introduced on June 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI).

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-15	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-06-15	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-06-15	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.

SB1203 (Related) 2011-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2195/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2195/BILLS-112hr2195ih.pdf