S 3144 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008

Introduced Jun 17, 2008 Originated Senate Sponsor Max Baucus D-MT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 17, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5699-5702)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 17, 2008
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to delay generally until after 2011 full implementation of the Medicare competitive acquisition program for the purchase of durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).

Revises such program, dividing its implementation into two rounds, and specifying covered item updates for 2009-2014.

Prescribes requirements for application of accreditation in implementing quality standards.

Requires suppliers to disclose subcontractors.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a competitive acquisition ombudsman within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to respond to complaints and inquiries by suppliers and individuals.

Specifies topics for the Comptroller General's required study and report to Congress on the impact of competitive acquisition of DME on suppliers, manufacturers, and patients.

Sets forth a special rule for the competitive acquisition program for diabetic testing strips.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2008 to Jun 27, 2008, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 17, 2008
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-MICarl LevinOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalJun 17, 2008
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJun 17, 2008
R-NCElizabeth DoleOriginalJun 17, 2008
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalJun 17, 2008
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalJun 17, 2008
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJun 17, 2008
D-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalJun 17, 2008
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 17, 2008Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 17, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5699-5702)
  3. Jun 17, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5699)

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 6252Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008Identical billJun 17, 2008
HR 6331Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008Related billJul 15, 2008

Subjects

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  1. Jun 17, 2008Introduced in Senate

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