S 2363 · 117th Congress · Health

Better Wound Care at Home Act

Introduced 2021-07-15· Sponsored by Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2021-07-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Better Wound Care at Home Act This bill modifies the Medicare payment methodology for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices. In particular, the bill specifies that payment must be a national payment rate for the device itself and not for related professional services or visits, and must be made as an add-on payment for the device under the prospective payment system for home health services.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat