Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 22, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data on the differences, if any, between: (1) payments to physicians for immune globulins using average sales price payment methodology; and (2) costs incurred by physicians for furnishing these products. Requires the Secretary also to review data on the access of eligible individuals to immune globulins.
Requires the Secretary, after completion of the review, to provide, if appropriate, an additional payment to such physicians for all items related to the furnishing of immune globulins as part of hospital outpatient services.
Provides for Medicare coverage of and payment for intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) administered in the home.
Directs the Secretary to contract for the collection of data on the practice of IVIG infusion if the Secretary determines that collection of additional data is necessary.
Directs the Secretary to review data collected under such a contract as well as data submitted by members of the medical community related to the current infusion payment codes under part B (SupplementaryMedical Insurance) of SSA title XVIII.
Requires the Secretary, upon completion of any data collection and review, to: (1) notify the appropriate Medicare administrative contractors regarding which existing infusion codes shall be used for purposes of part B IVIG reimbursement; or (2) report to Congress and the RBRVS Update Committee (RUC) on why an additional infusion payment code is necessary.
Extends the meaning of durable medical equipment to include a disposable pump prescribed, instead of a non-disposable external infusion pump, for administration of a drug used as part of a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer, if a non-disposable external infusion pump would have been covered to administer the same drug for the same indication as of July 1, 2008.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2009 to Jul 21, 2010; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Apr 21, 2009 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Apr 21, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 21, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Apr 21, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 21, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 21, 2009 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jun 4, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 22, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 21, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 21, 2009Referred 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.
- Apr 21, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Apr 21, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 701 | Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009 | Related bill | Mar 25, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG).
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2009Introduced in House
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