Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Bills introduced in the House: HR 4491. A bill to amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment. Introduced June 2 by Rep. David Hobson (R-OH), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 4512. A bill to amend Part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of Medicare prescription drug benefits, to authorize the secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs. Introduced June 3 by Rep. David Wu (D-OR), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.   Bills introduced in the Senate: S 2487. A bill to amend Part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that every Medicare beneficiary has access to a Medicare-administered prescription drug plan option. Introduced June 2 by Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN), referred to the Committee on Finance. S 2492. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services. Introduced June 2 by Sen. Kent Conrad (D-SD), referred to the Committee on Finance.