Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017

Summary

Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: establish a transitional Medicare payment system with respect to certain home infusion services; extend the Medicare Intravenous Immune Globulin demonstration project and provide for participants to be automatically reenrolled in the project; specify that, for purposes of determining the reasonableness and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics, documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be considered part of a beneficiary's medical record; allow renal dialysis facilities to be accredited for Medicare participation by an approved accreditation body; allow Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to receive certain ESRD-related visits via telehealth; codify certain rules regarding signature requirements and holdover arrangements as they relate to prohibitions against physician self-referrals; and beginning in FY2021, reduce funding available to the Medicare Improvement Fund by an amount equal to the amount of projected expenditures attributable to specified provisions of the bill.

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Timeline

1. 11 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 July 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

3. 11 July 2017

   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

4. 11 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 13 July 2017

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

6. 13 July 2017

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 14 July 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

8. 25 July 2017

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

9. 25 July 2017

   Passed

   On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6233-6235)

   Source: Floor

10. 25 July 2017

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6233-6235)

    Source: Floor

11. 25 July 2017

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3178.

    Source: Floor

12. 25 July 2017

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6233-6239)

    Source: Floor

13. 25 July 2017

    Floor

    Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

14. 25 July 2017

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-254, Part I.

    Source: Committee

15. 25 July 2017

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-254, Part I.

    Source: Committee

16. 26 July 2017

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 26 July 2017 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 25 July 2017 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 11 July 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 26 July 2017

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 26 July 2017

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 July 2017

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 July 2017

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 25 July 2017

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 July 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 July 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 July 2017

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Sponsors

• KEVIN BRADY · R · Sponsor
• Richard Neal · D · Sponsor
• GREG WALDEN · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
• PATRICK TIBERI · R · Sponsor
• SANDER LEVIN · D · Sponsor
• Michael Burgess · R · Sponsor
• GENE GREEN · D · Sponsor
• Gregg Harper · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
• related to → To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient's medical record.
• related to → Medicare IVIG Demonstration Extension Act of 2017
• related to → Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act
• related to → To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to home dialysis therapy.
• related to → To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurance of high quality surveys with respect to such facilities.
• related to ← Dialysis Access Improvement Act of 2017
• related to ← Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Access Act of 2017