Health Tech Investment Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Directs Medicare outpatient payment policy to keep qualifying algorithm-based healthcare services in new technology ambulatory payment classifications using manufacturer-submitted cost data.
Who Benefits and How
Manufacturers and providers of qualifying algorithm-based healthcare services may receive more favorable or stable Medicare outpatient reimbursement treatment.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary must maintain and adjust a payment classification framework tied to manufacturer-submitted cost data for eligible services.
Key Provisions
- Creates Medicare payment rules for algorithm-based healthcare services in new technology APCs.
- Requires classification based on manufacturer-submitted cost information.
- Limits removal from the new technology classification until adequate claims data exist.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs Medicare outpatient payment policy to keep qualifying algorithm-based healthcare services in new technology ambulatory payment classifications using manufacturer-submitted cost data.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Technology, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Directs Medicare outpatient payment policy to keep qualifying algorithm-based healthcare services in new technology ambulatory payment classifications using manufacturer-submitted cost data.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Manufacturers of qualifying algorithm-based healthcare services
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Medicare program administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Peters, Ms. Van …
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Manufacturers of qualifying algorithm-based healthcare services
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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