S.Amdt. 1127
What it does: Adds SEC. __. BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES at the end of subtitle B of title IV
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. __. BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES at the end of subtitle B of title IV
Adds a sectionIn S. 1 · Reported to Senate
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations regarding the use of more current data in computing geographic cost of practice indices as well as the use of data directly representative of physicians' costs (rather than proxy measures of such costs).
Inserted: SEC. __. BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES.
Inserted: (a) Specification of Groups for Brachytherapy Devices.--Section 1833(t)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(2)) is amended--
Inserted: (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking "and" at the end;
Inserted: (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and
Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Inserted: "(H) with respect to devices of brachytherapy furnished on or after January 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2007, the Secretary shall create additional groups of covered OPD services that classify such devices separately from the other services (or group of services) paid for under this subsection in a manner reflecting the number of such devices furnished separately for palladium-103 and iodine-125.".
Inserted: (b) GAO Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine appropriate payment amounts under section 1833(t)(13)(B) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a), for devices of brachytherapy. Not later than January 1, 2005, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a report on the study conducted under this subsection, and shall include specific recommendations for appropriate payments for such devices.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1127. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:
SEC. __. BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES.
(a) Specification of Groups for Brachytherapy Devices.--Section 1833(t)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(H) with respect to devices of brachytherapy furnished on or after January 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2007, the Secretary shall create additional groups of covered OPD services that classify such devices separately from the other services (or group of services) paid for under this subsection in a manner reflecting the number of such devices furnished separately for palladium-103 and iodine-125.”.
(b) GAO Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine appropriate payment amounts under section 1833(t)(13)(B) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a), for devices of brachytherapy. Not later than January 1, 2005, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a report on the study conducted under this subsection, and shall include specific recommendations for appropriate payments for such devices.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 26, 2003