Hearing: Examining Bipartisan Legislation to Improve the Medicare Program

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Thursday, July 20, 2017 (10:00 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Ms. Christel Aprigliano
CEO, Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Ms. Lisa Bardach
Speech-Language Pathologist, ALS of Michigan

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Dr. K. Eric De Jonge
President-Elect, American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM)

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Mr. Cletis Earle
Chairman-Elect, CHIME Board of Trustees

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Ms. Mary Grealy
President, Healthcare Leadership Council

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Dr. Deepak A. Kapoor
Chairman and CEO, Integrated Medical Professionals

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Dr. Brett Kissela
Chair, Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, on behalf of American Academy of Neurology

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Dr. Justin Moore
CEO, American Physical Therapy Association

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Mr. Alan E. Morrison
Chair, Diagnostic Services Committee, National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL)

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Dr. Varner Richards
Board Chair, National Home Infusion Association

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Ms. Stacy Sanders
Federal Policy Director, Medicare Rights Center

Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/19/2017 at 02:22 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017 [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 1148, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017 [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 2465, Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 2557, Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2017 [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 3120, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 3245, Medicare Civil and 5 Criminal Penalties Update Act [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 3263, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • H.R. 3271, Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2017 [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. ____, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the therapy cap exceptions process and manual medical review under the Medicare program [PDF] Added 07/17/2017 at 01:12 PM
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. ____, to create a bundled payment model under the Medicare program for clinical laboratory services provided to Medicare nursing facility and homebound patients, and for other purposes Added 07/19/2017 at 07:13 PM
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. ____, to create a bundled payment model under the Medicare program for clinical laboratory services provided to Medicare nursing facility and homebound patients, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 07/18/2017 at 03:04 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 07/13/2017 at 04:51 PM
  • Background Memo [PDF] Added 07/18/2017 at 09:57 AM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – American Medical Association Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – National Multiple Sclerosis Society Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – CHiME Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – Health IT Now Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – Intermountain Healthcare Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – United Surgical Partners Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – ALS Association Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – ALS Association Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – Steve Gleason Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Burgess – Sign-On Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Bucshon – Covington Memo [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Bucshon – Prostate Cancer Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Guthrie – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Guthrie – National Association for the Support of Long Term Care Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – Brain Injury Association of America Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – PTPN Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – Private Practice Section Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – National Association of Rehabilitation Providers and Agencies Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. Letter [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM
  • Document for the Record – Rep. Green – American Heart Association Statement [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement – Health Subcommittee Chairman Burgess [PDF] Added 09/27/2017 at 01:41 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Attendance [PDF] Added 07/20/2017 at 04:05 PM
  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 07/26/2017 at 02:05 PM

First Published: July 13, 2017 at 04:15 PM
Last Updated: September 27, 2017 at 01:41 PM