H.R. 3320: Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013
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H.R. 3320: Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013
Plain summary
Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revise the Medicare national coverage determination relating to coverage of ventricular assist devices to extend the coverage of such devices under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for individuals approved for heart transplantation to apply also to: (1) individuals undergoing an evaluation to determine candidacy for heart transplantation; and (2) individuals who would be heart transplant candidates, but are not so eligible because of a contraindication that may be favorably modified by the use of a ventricular assist device. Directs the Secretary to use specified processes to revise its national coverage determination relating to ventricular assist devices to incorporate the requirements of this Act.
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Official text
Medicare Ventricular Assist Device Access Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · 9 cosponsors
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Richard Hudson (R-NC), Todd Young (R-IN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3320.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3320 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113