Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

The following Senate bills were introduced:

S. 1113. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under the Medicare program for bone mass measurements. Introduced May 22 by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 1114. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for kidney-disease education services under the Medicare program. Introduced May 22 by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 1127. A bill to establish administrative law judges involved in the appeals process provided for under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act within the Department of Health and Human Services, to ensure the independence of, and preserve the role of, such administrative law judges. Introduced May 22 by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 1135. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a uniform national Medicare physician fee schedule. Introduced May 22 by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), referred to the Committee on Finance.

The following House bills were introduced:

H.R. 1148. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of Medicare demonstration programs to improve health care quality. Introduced May 23 by Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT), referred to the Committee on Finance.

H.R. 2223. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare program that have received an organ transplant. Introduced May 22 by Rep. Dave Camp (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2226. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit reasonable cost reimbursement for emergency room services provided by federally qualified health centers. Introduced May 22 by Rep. Ed Case (D-HI), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2236. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other services to screen for diabetes. Introduced May 22 by Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2246. A bill to direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital or unit for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare program. Introduced May 22 by Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2262. A bill to require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. Introduced May 22 by Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce.