3.0.0 3144 2022-02-03T05:12:52Z 2022-02-03T05:12:52Z Senate S S 2008-06-17 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-17T21:46:23Z Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 110 6331 HR 2008-07-15 Became Public Law No: 110-275. Related bill CRS Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 110 6252 HR 2008-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2008-06-17 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5699-5702) IntroReferral 2008-06-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5699) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2008-06-17 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-06-17 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2008-06-17 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2008-06-17 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2008-06-17 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-06-17 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-06-17 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-06-17 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-06-17 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2008-06-17 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-06-17 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-06-17 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2008-06-17 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2008-06-17 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2008-06-17 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-06-17 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-06-17 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-06-17 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2008-06-17 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-06-17 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-06-17 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-06-17 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-06-17 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-06-17 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-06-17 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-06-19 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2008-06-19 False B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2008-06-19 False B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2008-06-27 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-06-27 False Health Accreditation (Medical care) Commerce Competitive bidding Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consumer complaints Department of Health and Human Services Diabetes Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Medical supplies Medical tests Medicare Ombudsman Prosthesis Quality of care Quality of products Social Welfare Health 00 2008-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-01T18:43:49Z Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to delay generally until after 2011 full implementation of the Medicare competitive acquisition program for the purchase of durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).

Revises such program, dividing its implementation into two rounds, and specifying covered item updates for 2009-2014.

Prescribes requirements for application of accreditation in implementing quality standards.

Requires suppliers to disclose subcontractors.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a competitive acquisition ombudsman within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to respond to complaints and inquiries by suppliers and individuals.

Specifies topics for the Comptroller General's required study and report to Congress on the impact of competitive acquisition of DME on suppliers, manufacturers, and patients.

Sets forth a special rule for the competitive acquisition program for diabetic testing strips.

]]> Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 Display Title Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay and reform the Medicare competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3144is/xml/BILLS-110s3144is.xml 2008-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5699-5702) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.