Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3429
116th Congress(2019-2020)
HEARTS and Rural Relief Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 24, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 24, 2019
Latest Action
Dec 7, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3429
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Alabama
Republican
California
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.

The bill also makes other changes to Medicare payment systems for certain items and services. Among other things, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare, and (2) extends the instruction from the CMS for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

Text (1)
June 24, 2019
Actions (7)
12/07/2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-620, Part I.
06/26/2019
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
06/26/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
06/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
06/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
06/24/2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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.
06/24/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:56 PM