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United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 6641 (117th)

DRA of 2022

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Introduced

8 February 2022

Last action

9 February 2022 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Markwayne Mullin, Paul Tonko, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Fred Keller, Tom Reed, Frank Mrvan, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Bruce Westerman, C. Ruppersberger, Daniel Meuser, Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Jerry Carl, Tom Emmer, Glenn Thompson, Kurt Schrader, Lance Gooden, Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Dan Crenshaw, Tracey Mann, Sanford Bishop, Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Larry Bucshon, Bill Posey, Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Darren Soto, Jared Golden

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022 or the DRA of 2022 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. Under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, the Centers for Medicare & 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.

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Timeline

  1. 8 February 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 February 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 2022

    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. 9 February 2022

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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