H.R. 2895 · 114th Congress
Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015
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Expresses the sense of Congress that, to ensure the future of community cancer care, Medicare reimbursement should be equal for the same service provided to a cancer patient regardless of whether the service is delivered in the hospital outpatient department (OPD) or physician's office.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 25, 2015
Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015
Expresses the sense of Congress that, to ensure the future of community cancer care, Medicare reimbursement should be equal for the same service provided to a cancer patient regardless of whether the service is delivered in the hospital outpatient department (OPD) or physician's office.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for OPD services to require that the payment amount under PPS and physician fee schedules for covered OPD cancer services be a budget neutral combination of the amount otherwise payable under the PPS and the amount otherwise payable under the physician fee schedule for such services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015
Latest action (Jul 2, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 25, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.