US Congress Senate Bill 2175 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

BREATH Act of 2017 Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish by January 1, 2018, policies and standards for determining the appropriate use of certain ventilators under the Medicare program. The CMS may delay such establishment until January 1, 2020, for certain ventilators furnished to individuals with specified medical diagnoses. Subject to budget neutrality requirements, the bill increases the Medicare payment rate for such ventilators for 2018 and subsequent years.

BREATH Act of 2017 Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2175/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2175/BILLS-115s2175is.pdf