To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare beneficiary access to new medical technologies that improve health care quality and outcomes by ensuring that breakthrough devices are eligible for conditional approval under the Medicare New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) Program, enabling these medical breakthroughs to be provided to Medicare beneficiaries without unnecessary delay.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare beneficiary access to new medical technologies that improve health care quality and outcomes by ensuring that breakthrough devices are eligible for conditional approval under the Medicare New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) Program, enabling these medical breakthroughs to be provided to Medicare beneficiaries without unnecessary delay., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Agriculture, Technology.
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 HF3E5F752945E43B0BA9A5DE4486EE7BB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Access to Innovative New Technologies Act of 2024.
- Section H44EA80A1F8DB4E529C73FEC5EAB5B9A2: 2. Increasing adoption of and access to breakthrough devices Section 1886(d)(5)(K) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(K)) is amended by adding...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare beneficiary access to new medical technologies that improve health care quality and outcomes by ensuring that breakthrough devices are eligible for conditional approval under the Medicare New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) Program, enabling these medical breakthroughs to be provided to Medicare beneficiaries without unnecessary delay., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Agriculture, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare beneficiary access to new medical technologies that improve health care quality and outcomes by ensuring that breakthrough devices are eligible for conditional approval under the Medicare New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) Program, enabling these medical breakthroughs to be provided to Medicare beneficiaries without unnecessary delay., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Mike Carey
R-OH | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Carey (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a medical device that— is designated for expedited development and priority review under section 515B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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