HR5396-118

Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare local coverage determinations from restricting access to care, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 12, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare local coverage determinations from restricting access to care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Agriculture.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H286C87BD08A94AB780D62EF1525BC6FF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coverage Determination Clarity Act of 2023.
  • Section H9ED5A5E974EA4995B692834FB1FF0FB6: 2. Improving access to items and services under medicare local coverage determinations Section 1862(l)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(l)(5)) is...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare local coverage determinations from restricting access to care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare local coverage determinations from restricting access to care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 12, 2023

Mr. Bucshon introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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