AIM Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 5, 2015 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 1, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2015 or the AIM Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop an accelerating innovation in medicine (AIM) list of medical devices for which, because of their inclusion on the list, insurance benefits and payments are prohibited under Medicare (either directly or on a capitated basis), with the result that no Medicare claim may be submitted and an individual who consents to receive such a device is responsible for paying for it and for any related services.
Directs the Secretary to post on a public HHS website or other publicly accessible media an updated list of the medical devices on the AIM list.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2015 to Sep 21, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Jun 1, 2015 |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Original | Jun 1, 2015 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jun 1, 2015 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 23, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 1, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2015 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 1, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 4, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 1, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 1, 2015Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 86, June 1, 2015, page H3642.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1757 | AIM Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2015 |
| HR 2503 | AIM Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | May 30, 2017 |
Titles 3
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 promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- AIM Act of 2015
- Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
