Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017

Summary

Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)

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Timeline

1. 1 March 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 March 2017 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019
• related to ← To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
• related to ← To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs and accessories.