Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016

Summary

Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of costs associated with clinical trials. Under current law, Medicare covers routine costs of care furnished to a beneficiary enrolled in a category A (experimental) clinical trial of a medical device intended for use in the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of an immediately life-threatening disease or condition. The bill requires Medicare to also cover, with respect to a beneficiary enrolled in a category B (non-experimental) clinical trial, routine costs of care as well as the cost of the device under investigation. A trial of a medical device shall, for purposes of Medicare coverage, be deemed to meet the definition of a category A or category B clinical trial, as the case may be, if the trial is conducted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act's investigational use exemption.

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Timeline

1. 3 March 2016

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 March 2016

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 March 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 March 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 4 March 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 9 March 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 March 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 March 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 March 2016

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Sponsors

• Todd Young · R · Sponsor
• Scott Peters · D · Sponsor
• Patrick Meehan · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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