Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4554
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 5, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 5, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 8, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4554
Congress
115
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
Republican
Illinois
Republican
Illinois
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Republican
Pennsylvania
Republican
Pennsylvania
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2017

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a three-year pilot program, in at least three geographic areas, to demonstrate the feasibility of using smart-card technology to authenticate the identity of a Medicare beneficiary at points of service. The CMS shall select supplier and provider types that will be required to participate in the pilot program as a condition of Medicare payment, but must exempt from participation a supplier or provider that: (1) does not have access to card-reader technology, (2) does not have sufficient internet access, or (3) has a low volume of Medicare claims. The CMS shall select a private contractor to implement and operate the pilot program.

The CMS must submit specified reports to Congress on program design, implementation, and performance.

For purposes of conducting the pilot program, the CMS shall provide for the transfer of $150 million from the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund to the CMS Program Management Account.

Text (1)
December 5, 2017
Actions (3)
12/08/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
12/05/2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
12/05/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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