Search Results: keywords:"national coverage determination"

  • S. 5349 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,111

    The bill S. 5349 aims to amend the Social Security Act to ensure that new breakthrough medical devices are quickly covered under the Medicare program. It introduces a "transitional coverage period" of four years for devices designated as breakthroughs, during which they must...

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    The bill wants to make sure fancy new medical devices get covered quicker by a program called Medicare, giving them four years of help unless they are unsafe. It plans to spend money every year to make this happen and requires reports on how many devices get this special treatment.

  • H. R. 133 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of the national coverage determination process under the Medicare program.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:549

    H.R. 133, also known as the "Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments Act" or the "MERIT Act," seeks to modify the Social Security Act related to Medicare. The legislation aims to provide clarity on the national coverage determination process by ensuring that...

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    H.R. 133 is a new rule that says Medicare should look at each medicine one by one to decide if it's needed, instead of looking at lots of medicines together at once. This helps make sure each medicine is checked carefully to see if it's helpful for people.

  • H. R. 8849 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the national and local coverage determination processes under the Medicare program.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:897

    H.R. 8849, known as the "Timeline Integrity for Medicare Evidence Development Act of 2024" or "TIMED Act of 2024," aims to enhance the processes for Medicare coverage decisions. It requires the Secretary to review coverage for certain items or services within ten years unless an exception is...

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    H.R. 8849, the "TIMED Act of 2024," is a bill that wants to make sure doctors and hospitals who work with Medicare (a program helping older and sick people) follow fair and clear rules when deciding what treatments to cover. It gives $1,000,000 to help make these changes, but it's not clear exactly how this money will be used.

  • H. R. 6693 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:676

    H.R. 6693, titled the “Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2023,” aims to modify the Social Security Act to allow Medicare to cover more types of lung cancer screening tests. The bill enables the Secretary of Health to authorize coverage for additional screening tests that are...

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    The bill wants to let more types of lung cancer check-ups be covered by Medicare, which is like a health insurance for older people. It gives the Secretary of Health the job to decide which new tests to cover, but some people are worried that this gives the Secretary a lot of power without clear rules.