Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2015

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Introduced

27 February 2015

Last action

27 March 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7], Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create certain additional groups of covered OPD services that classify separately, from those that do not utilize such a drug, procedures that utilize a drug (other than contrast agents, diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, or anesthesia drugs) that both has a cost above the drug packaging threshold and functions as a supply when used in a diagnostic test or procedure.

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Timeline

27 February 2015
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2015
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
27 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1178
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1178
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