Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 25, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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.
Allows the Secretary to contract for the collection of data on the practice of IVIG infusion.
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 (Supplementary Medical 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 RBRUS Committee (RUC) on why an additional infusion payment code is necessary.
Extends the meaning of durable medical equipment to include disposable drug delivery systems, including elastomeric infusion pumps, for the treatment of colorectal cancer.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2009 to May 13, 2010; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Mar 25, 2009 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 25, 2009 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Mar 25, 2009 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 25, 2009 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Mar 31, 2009 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 13, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 25, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3792-3793)
- Mar 25, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3792 | John F. Kerry D-MA | Mar 25, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2002 | Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009 | Related bill | Apr 22, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Mar 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
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