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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1466IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 22, 2015Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burr, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Carper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify payment under the Medicare program for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2015.

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Payment under the Medicare program for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies

Section 1833(t)(2)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(2)(G)) is amended by striking shall and all that follows and inserting the following: shall—(i)create additional groups of covered OPD services that classify separately those procedures that utilize contrast agents from those that do not; (ii)create and implement, for services furnished after the date of the enactment of this clause and in a budget neutral manner, additional groups of covered OPD services that classify separately those procedures that utilize a drug (other than contrast agents, diagnostic ra­di­o­phar­ma­ceu­ti­cals, or anesthesia drugs) that both— (I)has a cost above the drug packaging threshold; and (II)functions as a supply when used in a diagnostic test or procedure; from those that do not; and.