US HB4724 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a three-year demonstration project to evaluate the benefits of providing Medicare coverage and payment for items and services needed for the in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin to treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or multifocal motor neuropathy. Beneficiary participation shall be voluntary.
Title
Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act
Sponsors
| Rep. George Holding [R-NC] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] |
| Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA] | Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA] | Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA] |
| Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] | Rep. Diane Black [R-TN] | Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] |
| Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] | Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-12-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-12-21 | 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. |
| 2017-12-21 | 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. |
| 2017-12-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4724/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4724/BILLS-115hr4724ih.pdf |
