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Introduced Session

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to temporarily provide for transitional Medicare payment with respect to certain home infusion services furnished on or after January 1, 2019. Under current law, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is required to establish a permanent payment system with respect to such services furnished on or after January 1, 2021.

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Mark Warner (D)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Ben Cardin (D),  Tom Carper (D),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Thad Cochran (R),  Chris Coons (D),  John Cornyn (R),  Cory Gardner (R),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Maggie Hassan (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Angus King (I),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  James Lankford (R),  Ed Markey (D),  Jerry Moran (R),  David Perdue (R),  Rob Portman (R),  Pat Roberts (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Jon Tester (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Roger Wicker (R), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 08/03/2017)

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