Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 22, 2017 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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017
This bill modifies provisions related to Medicare coverage and payment for new drugs, devices, and technology, including with respect to the new-technology add-on program.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 18, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Dec 18, 2017 |
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 Dec 18, 2017 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 22, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 18, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 206, December 18, 2017, page H10180.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4683 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the NTAP period under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and the pass-through period under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system. | Related bill | Jan 3, 2018 |
Titles 2
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 provide for improvements to coverage and payment under the Medicare program for new drugs, devices, and technology.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2017Introduced 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.
