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118th Congress Health

H.R. 4473: Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jul 6, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jul 6, 2023

This bill requires payment for cancer care services to be made in the same manner under Medicare regardless of whether they are provided in a hospital outpatient department or physician's office (i.e., site-neutral payment). (Cancer care services are services that are furnished in relation to cancer diagnosis or treatment and that may be provided in either a hospital outpatient department or physician's office for purposes of Medicare payment.)

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Jul 6, 2023Introduced in the House by Jodey Arrington.
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  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 7, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jul 6, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Jul 6, 2023Referred 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.