National Coverage Determination Transparency Act
This bill requires Medicare to improve transparency in its national coverage decision process for medical treatments and devices. It mandates that Medicare (through the Secretary of Health and Human Services) must determine within 30 days if a submission is a complete request for a coverage decision, and if not, provide specific feedback on missing information. Complete requests must be posted publicly on a government website within two business days, and annual reports must include the time between submission and the point when the request was deemed complete. This directly affects healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers seeking Medicare coverage for new treatments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 12, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Nov 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-763, Part I.
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Dec 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Sep 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 12, 2023
Committee
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.
lower
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brett Guthrie
RRepublican
Co
Mike Kelly
RRepublican
Co
Nanette Diaz Barragán
DDemocratic
Co
Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
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