Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure prompt coverage of
breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other
purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, Government Operations.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025.
- Section H8675688E49334E448D6B40E5E0D342A0: 2. Ensuring prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program Section 1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is...
- Section HE6299405C76248069E84C7F4608593DC: 1899C. Designation of breakthrough devices Beginning 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, upon application of a manufacturer of a device...
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 ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Transportation, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other purposes., 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
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Young (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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