US Congress House Bill 5045 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Preserving Access to Modern Prosthetic Limbs Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to postpone implementation and enforcement of a local coverage determination (LCD) proposed by a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) on lower limb prostheses. (An LCD is a decision by a MAC, which is a private insurer that processes Medicare claims within a specified geographic jurisdiction, as to whether to cover a service on a MAC-wide basis.) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid shall provide guidance and oversight related to LCDs, as specified by the bill.

Preserving Access to Modern Prosthetic Limbs Act of 2016

Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]

Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]

Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-04-25	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2016-04-25	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2016-04-25	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.
2016-04-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5045/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5045/BILLS-114hr5045ih.pdf