HR 1931 · in committee · significant
Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare must create payment rates for medical devices designed for children when manufacturers request them.
- Pediatric patients and device manufacturers are affected by this new payment process.
- CMS develops methodologies based on manufacturer requests and available pricing and claims data.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would mandatory Medicare payment rates for pediatric devices affect manufacturers' decisions to develop treatments for rare childhood conditions?
- 02
What pricing data and claims information should CMS use when setting reimbursement rates for devices with limited pediatric patient populations?
- 03
Which stakeholders—pediatric patients, device makers, or taxpayers—bear the financial risk if Medicare payment rates don't match actual device development costs?
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Sponsor · R-PA-13
John Joyce
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
16/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-06
Joining the bill
Lori Trahan
D-MA-3 · original
Marc A. Veasey
D-TX-33
Angie Craig
D-MN-2
Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Sarah Elfreth
D-MD-3
Seth Moulton
D-MA-6
Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4
David Kustoff
R-TN-8
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9
Kim Schrier
D-WA-8
Diana Harshbarger
R-TN-1
+ 4 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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