3.0.0 3361 2023-01-11T13:18:25Z 2023-01-11T13:18:25Z House H HR 2009-07-28 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-07-29T15:34:14Z Referred to 2009-07-28T14:32:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-07-28T14:32:41Z 2009-07-29 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-07-28 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-07-28 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 2009-07-28 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 N R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2009-07-28 True G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2009-07-28 True F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2009-07-28 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2009-07-28 True L000321 Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] JOHN LINDER R GA 7 2009-07-28 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2009-07-28 True B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2009-07-28 True A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2009-07-28 True R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2009-07-31 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Disability and health-based discrimination Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medical research Medicare Health 00 2009-07-28 Introduced in House 2009-12-02T21:53:49Z Medicare Patient Safeguards Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) efforts to make the Medicare program financially sustainable, including application of comparative effectiveness research, should not deprive patients of medically necessary care solely due to its cost or limit access to needed health care services due to a patient's age, gender, ethnicity, or disability status; and (2) Congress should protect patients' access to needed care by ensuring that the Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) relies on adequate clinical expertise when the Administrator proposes to narrow coverage for a product or service under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Establishes a process for the issuing of Medicare national coverage determinations by the Administrator. Enumerates prohibitions and conditions.

]]> Medicare Patient Safeguards Act of 2009 Display Title Medicare Patient Safeguards Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To provide a process for public comment and Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee review of certain Medicare national coverage determinations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Patient Safeguards Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3361ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3361ih.xml 2009-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.