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.

Bill: 115-hr-4683
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2017-12-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill extends&nbsp;the time&nbsp;period for new technology add-on payments, as well as for transitional pass-through payments for certain medical devices, drugs, and biologicals, under Medicare. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4683 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2017 Mr. Reichert (for himself, Ms. DelBene , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 A BILL 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.

1. Revision to NTAP period under IPPS and pass-through period under OPPS for new drugs and devices (a) Revision to NTAP period under IPPS Section 1886(d)(5)(K)(ii)(II) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(K)(ii)(II) ) is amended by striking not less than two years and not more than three years and inserting five years . (b) Revision to pass-Through period under OPPS Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking at least 2 years, but not more than 3 years and inserting 5 years ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking at least 2 years, but not more than 3 years and inserting 5 years .