HR 4901 · 107th Congress · Health

Home Respiratory Medication Patient Protection Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-06-11· Sponsored by Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2002-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Home Respiratory Medication Patient Protection Act of 2002 - Provides that, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services effects a reduction in payment rates for home respiratory medication nebulizer drugs under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary shall provide for an increase in the payment rates for home respiratory medication professional services in a manner so that the aggregate additional payments resulting from such payment increase are designed to be equal to, and offset, the aggregate decrease in payments resulting from such payment reduction.…

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