3.0.0 2002 2023-01-11T13:19:33Z 2023-01-11T13:19:33Z House H HR 2009-04-21 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-22T15:26:13Z Referred to 2009-04-21T18:06:24Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-04-21T18:06:25Z Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009 111 701 S 2009-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2009-04-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-04-21 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-04-21 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-04-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 N B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2009-04-21 True S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2009-04-21 True M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2009-04-21 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2009-04-21 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2009-04-21 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-04-21 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2009-04-22 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2009-05-12 False B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2009-05-12 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2009-05-20 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2009-05-20 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2009-05-21 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2009-05-21 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2009-06-02 False B001228 Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] MARY BONO MACK R CA 45 2009-06-04 False Y000031 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] C. W. Young R FL Bill 10 2009-06-04 False B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2009-06-04 False T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2009-07-13 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2009-07-23 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2009-07-23 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2009-07-23 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-09-09 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2009-09-14 False K000370 Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] Suzanne Kosmas D FL M. 24 2009-09-15 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-09-22 False P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2009-09-23 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2009-09-23 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2009-10-20 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2009-12-01 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2010-05-04 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2010-05-04 False S001178 Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] Mark Schauer D MI H. 7 2010-05-04 False M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 2010-05-04 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2010-05-12 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2010-07-21 False Health Cancer Drug therapy Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Immunology and vaccination Medicare Public contracts and procurement Health 00 2009-04-21 Introduced in House 2009-05-04T20:12:49Z Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data on the differences, if any, between: (1) payments to physicians for immune globulins using average sales price payment methodology; and (2) costs incurred by physicians for furnishing these products. Requires the Secretary also to review data on the access of eligible individuals to immune globulins.

Requires the Secretary, after completion of the review, to provide, if appropriate, an additional payment to such physicians for all items related to the furnishing of immune globulins as part of hospital outpatient services.

Provides for Medicare coverage of and payment for intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) administered in the home.

Directs the Secretary to contract for the collection of data on the practice of IVIG infusion if the Secretary determines that collection of additional data is necessary.

Directs the Secretary to review data collected under such a contract as well as data submitted by members of the medical community related to the current infusion payment codes under part B (SupplementaryMedical Insurance) of SSA title XVIII.

Requires the Secretary, upon completion of any data collection and review, to: (1) notify the appropriate Medicare administrative contractors regarding which existing infusion codes shall be used for purposes of part B IVIG reimbursement; or (2) report to Congress and the RBRVS Update Committee (RUC) on why an additional infusion payment code is necessary.

Extends the meaning of durable medical equipment to include a disposable pump prescribed, instead of a non-disposable external infusion pump, for administration of a drug used as part of a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer, if a non-disposable external infusion pump would have been covered to administer the same drug for the same indication as of July 1, 2008.

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