DRA of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6641
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2022-02-08
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022 or the DRA of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill increases payment adjustments for certain items that were included in Round 2021 of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program but for which contracts were not executed. The bill applies to items that are furnished between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023, and that were not subject to the unadjusted fee schedule amount as of January 1, 2021. </p> <p>Under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) sets payment for certain durable medical equipment under Medicare based on a competitive bidding process with suppliers, rather than the fee schedule amount. The CMS included 16 product categories in Round 2021 of the program but ultimately did not award contracts for 13 of these categories (that were also in previous rounds) as the resulting payment amounts did not achieve expected savings.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6641 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2022 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Tonko , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Keller , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Mrvan ) 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 A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022 or the DRA of 2022 . 2. Adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement section 414.210 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, such that the fee schedule amounts determined pursuant to such section for covered items furnished during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023, shall be applied as if the transition rules under paragraph (g)(9) of such section provided that for such covered items so furnished, the fee schedule amount for the area involved is equal to 90 percent of the adjusted payment amount established under such section and 10 percent of the unadjusted fee schedule amount established under such section. (b) Covered item defined For purposes of subsection (a), the term covered item means any item— (1) that were competed under the Round 2021 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program; (2) for which contracts were not executed for such round of bidding; and (3) which did not, as of January 1, 2021, revert to the unadjusted fee schedule amount established under section 414.210 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.