HR 2375 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Transparency and Accountability in Medicare Bidding Act of 2013

Introduced Jun 14, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Glenn Thompson R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 14, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Transparency and Accountability in Medicare Bidding Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay from July 1, 2013, to a date no earlier than December 31, 2013, the implementation of: (1) round 2 of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program under title XVIII (Medicare) the Social Security Act; and (2) the Medicare single payment amounts under the national mail order competition for diabetic supplies.

Directs the Secretary to delay the start of round 1 recompete of such DMEPOS competitive bidding program from January 1, 2014, to a date no earlier than six months after the initial implementation of round 2.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, to contract three auction experts, a health economist, and an econometrician to work collectively as an auction expert team, led by the auction experts, to independently review and assess all aspects of round 1 re-bid and round 2 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program, including its design, development, implementation, adequacy of support for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic illness or disabilities, market fairness, sustainability, and functioning.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2013 to Sep 17, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-IABruce L. BraleyOriginalJun 14, 2013
R-FLBill PoseyJun 17, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJun 17, 2013
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJun 17, 2013
R-PALou BarlettaJun 17, 2013
R-FLThomas J. RooneyJun 17, 2013
R-TXBlake FarentholdJun 20, 2013
R-KYBrett GuthrieJun 20, 2013
R-CODoug LambornJun 20, 2013
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesJun 20, 2013
R-COMike CoffmanJun 20, 2013
D-FLPatrick MurphyJun 20, 2013
R-VARobert J. WittmanJun 20, 2013
R-CADana RohrabacherJun 25, 2013
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJun 25, 2013
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jun 14, 2013Introduced in House
  4. Jun 14, 2013Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Jun 14, 2013Introduced in House

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