H.R. 1361House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

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The bill changes Medicare’s payment rules for certain durable medical equipment. It stops the use of Medicare’s competitive acquisition pricing for complex rehabilitative wheelchairs—both manual and power—and any accessories that come with them. This affects how Medicare reimburses providers for these items starting July 1, 2017.

Key Provisions

Adds a new clause (iv) to the Social Security Act stating that for covered items furnished on or after July 1, 2017, the Secretary cannot use competitive acquisition program data to set payment amounts for items excluded from that program, specifically complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and any related accessories, cushions, or backs.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

March 17, 2017

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Introduced in House

March 2, 2017

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 2, 2017

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

March 17, 2017

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 2, 2017

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1361

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 2, 2017

Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Latta, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Lance, Mrs. Black, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. DeLauro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

Clarifying non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories

Section 1834(a)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1)(F)) is amended—

(1)

in clause (ii), by striking at the end and;

(2)

in clause (iii), by striking at the end the period and inserting ; and; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new clause:

(iv)

in the case of covered items furnished on or after July 1, 2017, the Secretary shall not apply this subparagraph or any other provision of this title to use information from the competitive acquisition program to determine payment amounts for items excluded from such competitive acquisition program, including all complex rehabilitative manual and power wheelchairs classified by the Secretary as of January 1, 2015, and, without limitation, any wheelchair accessory, cushion, or back when furnished in connection with a complex rehabilitative manual or power wheelchair.