3.0.0 1428 2023-01-11T16:47:41Z 2023-01-11T16:47:41Z Senate S S 2007-05-17 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-17T22:04:04Z Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007 110 1845 HR 2007-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2007-05-17 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-05-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6308-6309) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2007-05-17 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2007-05-21 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-05-25 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-06-07 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-06-14 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-06-18 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-06-19 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-06-20 False B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2007-07-17 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-07-23 False L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-07-24 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-08-01 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-10-02 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-11-16 False B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2007-12-10 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-03-06 False Health Administrative remedies Commerce Competitive bidding Cost control Department of Health and Human Services Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government procurement Governmental investigations Judicial review Law Medical fees Medical supplies Medicare Metropolitan areas Quality of care Quality of products Small business Social Welfare Urban affairs Health 00 2007-05-17 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-25T20:08:26Z Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from awarding any contracts under the competitive durable medical equipment items and services acquisition program unless: (1) the quality standards have been implemented; and (2) the Secretary has received advice from the program oversight committee.

Requires the Secretary (who currently is authorized), in carrying out competitive acquisition programs, to exempt: (1) rural areas and areas with low population density within urban areas that are not competitive, unless there is a significant national market through mail order for a particular item or service; and (2) items and services for which the application of competitive acquisition is not likely to result in significant savings. Adds to such exemptions smaller metropolitan statistical areas.

Modifies requirements for the protection of small suppliers in bidding and contracting. Requires the Secretary to permit suppliers classified as small businesses to continue to participate as suppliers at the single payment amount so long as they submit bids at less than the fee schedule amount otherwise applicable to the items and they otherwise comply with applicable program requirements.

Provides for appeal rights (currently denied).

Requires the Secretary to exempt from competitive acquisition requirements items and services for which the application of competitive acquisition is not likely to result in significant savings of at least 10%.

Prohibits the Secretary from implementing a program with respect to an item or service unless the Secretary demonstrates a probability of achieving significant savings of at least 10%, compared to the fee schedule in effect on January 1, 2006, by including the item or service in the program.

Prohibits the Secretary from implementing certain requirements for the payment basis for covered items furnished after January 1, 2009, with respect to the application of rates in an area that is not a competitive acquisition area, unless the Secretary has completed and published in the Federal Register a comparability analysis to ensure the application is appropriate. Requires application of the comparability analysis requirement to certain other part B items and services.

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