HR 3178 · 115th Congress · Health

Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-07-11· Sponsored by Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2017-07-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: establish a transitional Medicare payment system with respect to certain home infusion services; extend the Medicare Intravenous Immune Globulin demonstration project and provide for participants to be automatically reenrolled in the project; specify that, for purposes of determining the reasonableness and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics, documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be considered part of a beneficiary's medical record; allow renal dialysis facilities to be accredited for Medicare participation by an approved accreditation body; allow Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to receive certain ESRD-related visits via telehealth; codify certain rules regarding signature requirements and holdover arrangements as they relate to prohibitions against physician self-referrals; and beginning in FY2021, reduce funding available to the Medicare Improvement Fund by an amount equal to the amount of projected expenditures attributable to specified provisions of the bill.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3178, Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017

Jul 24, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 13, 2017

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Cosponsors (10)

4 Democrats6 Republicans