3.0.0 6012 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z House HR 2016-09-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCSHON:H.R. 6012.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H5436]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:01:13Z Referred to 2016-09-13T14:01:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-13T14:01:30Z BREATH Act of 2016 114 3195 S 2016-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2016-09-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-09-13 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 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-09-13 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 2016-09-13 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 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 N B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2016-12-08 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Medicare Health 00 2016-09-13 Introduced in House 2017-02-16T19:56:22Z Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2016 or the BREATH Act of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish policies and standards for determining the appropriate use of certain ventilators under the Medicare program.

Subject to budget neutrality requirements, the bill: (1) increases the Medicare payment rate for such ventilators for 2017; and (2) for subsequent years, establishes a new base payment rate based on the percentage change, between 2015 and 2017, in the total number of beneficiaries receiving such ventilators under Medicare.

]]> BREATH Act of 2016 Display Title BREATH Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced BREATH Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve Medicare beneficiary access to ventilators, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6012ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6012ih.xml 2016-09-19 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.