S. 2363 · 117th Congress · Senate

Better Wound Care at Home Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Jul 15, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Better Wound Care at Home Act

This bill modifies the Medicare payment methodology for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices. In particular, the bill specifies that payment must be a national payment rate for the device itself and not for related professional services or visits, and must be made as an add-on payment for the device under the prospective payment system for home health services.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 15, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. JUL 15, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

1

Finance Committee

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Referred: Jul 15, 2021

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