A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
Latest action · Oct 22, 2015 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.
- IntroducedOct 22, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2015 to Nov 17, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Oct 22, 2015 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Oct 22, 2015 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Oct 22, 2015 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Dec 14, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 27, 2016 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jun 29, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Nov 17, 2016 |
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 Oct 22, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Oct 22, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM66 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jun 8, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3229 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. | Identical bill | Aug 5, 2015 |
Titles 1
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 provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
