Transparency and Accountability in Medicare Bidding Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 25, 2013 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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Jun 14, 2013 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Sep 11, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 11, 2013 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 11, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Sep 17, 2013 |
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 Jun 14, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2013 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 14, 2013Introduced in House
- 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3653.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43123 | Medicare Durable Medical Equipment: The Competitive Bidding Program Archived | Report | Jul 22, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To delay for at least 6 months the implementation of round 1 recompete and round 2 of the Medicare durable medical equipment (DME) competitive bidding program and of the national mail order program for diabetic testing supplies to permit Congress an opportunity to reform the competitive bidding program, to provide for an evaluation of that program by an auction expert team, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Transparency and Accountability in Medicare Bidding Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2013Introduced in House
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