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H.R. 284 · 114th Congress

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015

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27 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jan 12, 2015
  2. House Passed Mar 16, 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Mar 16, 2015

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program.

Prohibits an entity from submitting a bid for a competitive acquisition area, during calendar 2017-2019, unless it has obtained a bid surety bond of between $50,000 and $100,000 for each such area.

Requires the forfeit of any bid bond submitted for a competitive acquisition area if the bidding entity does not accept a contract offered for any product category when its composite bid was at or below the median composite bid rate for all bidding entities included in the calculation of the single payment amounts for the product category and the area. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect on the forfeited bond.

Requires return of a bid bond within a specified 90-day period to a bidding entity that does not meet such bid forfeiture conditions.

Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a contract to any entity that does not meet state licensure requirements.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of this bid surety bond requirement on the participation of small suppliers in the Medicare DMEPOS competitive acquisition program.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015

Latest action (Mar 17, 2015): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 12, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 12, 2015
  2. House Passed Mar 16, 2015

No recorded floor vote found.