Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5349 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. ENSURING PROMPT COVERAGE OF BREAKTHROUGH DEVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. (a) Ensuring Coverage Through a Transitional Coverage Period.-- (1) In gen…