Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

The following House bills were introduced:

H.R. 960. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to consolidate and restate the federal laws relating to the social health maintenance organization projects, to make such projects permanent, to require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study on ways to expand such projects. Introduced Feb. 27 by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 969. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of infertility treatment services for individuals entitled to health insurance benefits under that program by reason of disability. Introduced Feb. 27 by Rep. Bob Andrews (DNJ), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 980. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals. Introduced Feb. 27 by Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 983. A bill to amend part C of title VIII of the Social Security Act to consolidate and restate the federal laws relating to the social health maintenance organization projects, to make such projects permanent, to require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study on ways to expand such projects. Introduced Feb. 27 by Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 1004. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment under the Medicare program for more frequent hemodi alysis treatments. Introduced Feb. 27 by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 1032. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for special treatment for certain drugs and biologicals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services under the Medicare program. Introduced Feb. 27 by Rep. Clay Shaw (R-FL), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 1125. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. Introduced March 6 by Rep. Phil English (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.

The following Senate bills were introduced:

S. 465. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social security Act to expand Medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals. Introduced Feb. 27 by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 493. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral. Introduced Feb. 27 by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 526. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs Medicare beneficiaries by allowing plans to target enrollment to special needs beneficiaries. Introduced March 5 by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 568. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services. Introduced March 6 by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 569. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. Introduced March 6 by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), referred to the Committee on Finance.