Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 28, 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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to avoid the filing of duplicative or otherwise improper claims.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2015 to Sep 26, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jan 29, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jan 30, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Mar 17, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 15, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Nov 10, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 5, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 26, 2016 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Sep 26, 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 Jan 28, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 605 | Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Feb 27, 2015 |
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 provide for the coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy under the Medicare program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
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