Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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The following House bills were introduced: H.R. 2471. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the requirement under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act with respect to medical screening examinations. Introduced June 16 by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2473. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare program, to modernize the Medicare program. Introduced June 16 by Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA), referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. H.R. 2498. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced June 17 by Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. The following Senate bills were introduced: S. 1270. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of medication therapy management services under Part B of the Medicare program. Introduced June 16 by Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 1288. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for outpatient hospital services under the Medicare program. Introduced June 18 by Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 1303. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and otherwise revise the Medicare program to reform the method of paying for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services. Introduced June 20 by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), referred to the Committee on Finance.
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