Medicare Pacemaker Payment Reform and Patient Protection Act

Summary

Medicare Pacemaker Payment Reform and Patient Protection Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to reduce the reimbursement: (1) for new cardiac pacemakers by 15 percent; (2) for replacement cardiac pacemakers by 25 percent; and (3) for payments to physicians for cardiac pacemaker implantations and monitoring by 25 percent. Prohibits coverage for the expenses, in any 12 month period, of routine monitoring of a cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker lead in excess of six transtelephonic monitorings, or in excess of four monitorings at a physician's office. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administrator of the Food and Drug Administration, to provide for a registry of all cardiac pacemaker devices and pacemaker leads for which payment under title XVIII was made. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on diagnosis-related group type reimbursement for physicians' services related to cardiac pacemaker device implantation.

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Timeline

1. 18 July 1983

   Committee

   Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Prior to Referral (July 18, 83).

   Source: Committee

2. 18 July 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 July 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 July 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 20 July 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 July 1983

   Committee

   Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Prior to Referral on (Jul 18, 83).

   Source: Committee

7. 20 October 1983

   Committee

   See H.R.4136.

   Source: Committee

8. 27 June 1984

   Committee

   See H.R.4170.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 July 1983

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Sponsors

• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Medicare and Medicaid Budget Reconciliation Amendments of 1983
• related to ← Deficit Reduction Act of 1984