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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 133 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 779
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 133

                      [Report No. 118-764, Part I]

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of 
the national coverage determination process under the Medicare program.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2023

 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Ms. Barragan, and Ms. Salazar) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred 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

                           November 22, 2024

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           November 22, 2024

   Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended for a period 
                ending not later than December 19, 2024

                           December 19, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Carey and Mrs. 
                        Miller of West Virginia

                           December 19, 2024

 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                                9, 2023]

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of 
the national coverage determination process under the Medicare program.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mandating Exclusive Review of 
Individual Treatments Act'' or the ``MERIT Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION ON MEDICARE NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION 
              PROCESS.

    Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes 
of paragraph (1)(E), with respect to a determination made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this sentence of whether a drug or 
biological is reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of 
such section, such determination shall be made with respect to each 
drug or biological involved and not with respect to a class of drugs or 
biologicals.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 779

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 133

                      [Report No. 118-764, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of 
the national coverage determination process under the Medicare program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 19, 2024

 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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