[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6801 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6801

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that remote 
 physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing under 
                         the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2023

   Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick (for herself, Mr. Ruiz, and Ms. Sewell) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that remote 
 physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing under 
                         the Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``RPM Cost Sharing Elimination Study 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT REMOTE PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING SERVICES ARE NOT 
              SUBJECT TO COST SHARING UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and (HH)'' and inserting 
                ``(HH)''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
                the following ``, and (II) with respect to remote 
                physiologic monitoring services, the amounts paid shall 
                be 100 percent of the lesser of the actual charge for 
                the services or the amount determined under the payment 
                basis established under section 1848''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``, and (13)'' and inserting 
                ``(13)''; and
                    (B) by striking the first period at the end and 
                inserting ``, and (14) such deductible shall not apply 
                with respect to remote physiologic monitoring 
                services''.
    (b) Medicare Advantage.--Section 1852(a)(1)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-22(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv)--
                    (A) by redesignating subclause (VIII) as subclause 
                (IX); and
                    (B) by inserting after subclause (VII) the 
                following new subclause:
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subclause:
                                    ``(VIII) Remote physiologic 
                                monitoring services.''; and
            (2) in clause (v), by striking ``and (VI)'' and inserting 
        ``(VI), and (VIII)''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the effects 
eliminating cost sharing for remote physiologic monitoring services 
under Medicare had on patient health outcomes and on any cost savings 
attributable so such elimination.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 
1, 2024, and before January 1, 2026.
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