United States · Bill · S
S. 2175 (115th)
BREATH Act of 2017
Introduced
30 November 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 201 7 or the BREATH Act of 201 7 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish by January 1, 2018, policies and standards for determining the appropriate use of certain ventilators under the Medicare program. The CMS may delay such establishment until January 1, 2020, for certain ventilators furnished to individuals with specified medical diagnoses. Subject to budget neutrality requirements, the bill increases the Medicare payment rate for such ventilators for 2018 and subsequent years.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 November 2017
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 November 2017
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2175
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2175