US Congress House Bill 3053 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revise the Medicare national coverage determination relating to coverage of ventricular assist devices to extend the coverage of such devices under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for individuals approved for heart transplantation to apply also to: (1) individuals undergoing an evaluation to determine candidacy for heart transplantation; and (2) individuals who would be heart transplant candidates, but are not so eligible because of a contraindication that may be favorably modified by the use of a ventricular assist device. Directs HHS to use specified processes to revise its national coverage determination relating to ventricular assist devices to incorporate the requirements of this Act.

Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2015

Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-07-14	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-07-14	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.
2015-07-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3053/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3053/BILLS-114hr3053ih.pdf