Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 17, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019
This bill establishes separate payment requirements for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services. The bill's requirements apply to diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals that have an average daily cost of $500 or more in 2020 and as adjusted based on a specified fee schedule factor in each year thereafter.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2019 to Oct 9, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 16, 2019 |
| R-NC | George Holding | Original | Jul 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Nov 29, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 4, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2019Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House
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