Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1717 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1717 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 May 12, 2025 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 2025''. SEC. 2. ENSURING PROMPT COVERAGE OF BREAKTHROUGH DEVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. (a) Ensuring Coverage Through a Transitional Coverage Period.-- (1) In general…