US Congress House Bill 3271 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)
Status: Introduced on July 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-12-06 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 329.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions relating to Medicare's competitive acquisition program (through which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule) with respect to diabetic testing strips. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to: use specified data to determine whether a bid satisfies certain requirements related to volume of coverage with respect to such products, reject a bid if the bidder does not demonstrate its ability to furnish such products in a manner consistent with its bid, and establish a process to monitor the extent to which an entity continues to cover the product types included in its bid. The CMS may terminate a contract if it determines that an entity, for reasons other than product discontinuation or market-wide shortage, fails to maintain ready access to such products included its bid. In addition, the bill specifies that an entity furnishing such products to beneficiaries under the program: (1) must furnish to each beneficiary a brand of strips that is compatible with the beneficiary's home blood glucose monitor, (2) may not attempt to influence or incentivize a beneficiary to switch the brand of either type of product, and (3) must contact and receive a request from a beneficiary no more than 14 days prior to dispensing a refill to the beneficiary.

Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2017

Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-06	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 329.
2017-12-06	House	Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
2017-12-06	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-447, Part I.
2017-10-04	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2017-10-04	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-09-13	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2017-09-13	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-17	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.
2017-07-17	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.
2017-07-17	House	Introduced in House

SB1914 (Related) 2017-10-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB1892 (Related) 2018-02-09 - Became Public Law No: 115-123. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3271/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3271/BILLS-115hr3271ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3271/BILLS-115hr3271rh.pdf