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Introduced Session

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program. Prohibits an entity from submitting a bid for a competitive acquisition area, during calendar 2017-2019, unless it has obtained a bid surety bond of between $50,000 and $100,000 for each such area. Requires the forfeit of any bid bond submitted for a competitive acquisition area if the bidding entity does not accept a contract offered for any product category when its composite bid was at or below the median composite bid rate for all bidding entities included in the calculation of the single payment amounts for the product category and the area. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect on the forfeited bond. Requires return of a bid bond within a specified 90-day period to a bidding entity that does not meet such bid forfeiture conditions. Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a contract to any entity that does not meet state licensure requirements. Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of this bid surety bond requirement on the participation of small suppliers in the Medicare DMEPOS competitive acquisition program.

Committee Categories

Patrick Tiberi (R)*,  Robert Aderholt (R),  Mark Amodei (R),  Lou Barletta (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Diane Black (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Rod Blum (R),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Mo Brooks (R),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Rick Crawford (R),  Ander Crenshaw (R),  Tammy Duckworth (D),  Renee Ellmers (R),  Tom Emmer (R),  J. Randy Forbes (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Richard Hanna (R),  Gregg Harper (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Hank Johnson (D),  Jim Jordan (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Ron Kind (D),  Peter King (R),  Steve King (R),  James Langevin (D),  John Larson (D),  Bob Latta (R),  John Lewis (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Billy Long (R),  Thomas Massie (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  Candice Miller (R),  Randy Neugebauer (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Erik Paulsen (R),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Collin Peterson (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Tom Price (R),  Charles Rangel (D),  Tom Reed (R),  David Roe (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  David Scott (D),  Louise Slaughter (D),  Steve Stivers (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Niki Tsongas (D),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Ed Whitfield (R),  David Young (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 03/17/2015)

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