S 249 · in committee · significant
Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare must establish payment rates for medical devices designed for children upon manufacturer request.
- Pediatric patients and device manufacturers are affected by new Medicare billing procedures.
- CMS will develop payment methodologies using pricing and claims data when manufacturers submit requests.
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Community Threads
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How should Medicare balance setting fair payment rates for pediatric devices against potentially higher costs for the program and taxpayers?
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What evidence should manufacturers need to provide before Medicare establishes new payment rates for children's medical devices?
- 03
Which pediatric patients might benefit most from faster Medicare coverage of specialized devices, and could any groups face delays during this process?
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Sponsor · R-TN
Marsha Blackburn
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Introduced 2025-01-24
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-24 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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