US Congress Senate Bill 148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from accepting a bid from an entity for an area unless it: (1) meets state licensure requirements for the area for all items in the submitted bid for a product category, and (2) has obtained a bid surety bond of between $50,000 and $100,000 for each such area. Prescribes requirements for the treatment of losing bidders and successful bidders that do not accept a contract.

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015

Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB284 (Same As) 2015-03-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB2 (Related) 2015-04-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-10. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/148/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s148/BILLS-114s148is.pdf