To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive budget neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

This bill excludes the creation of separate payment classes and monthly payment rates for oxygen items under Medicare from certain budget neutrality requirements.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8158 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8158

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive budget 
    neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2020

 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. Loebsack) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
  Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive budget 
    neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare program, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WAIVING BUDGET NEUTRALITY FOR OXYGEN UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(9)(D)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(9)(D)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ``The requirement of the preceding sentence 
shall not apply beginning with the second calendar quarter beginning on 
or after the date of the enactment of this sentence.''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--
            (1) In general.--Section 4552(b) of the Balanced Budget Act 
        of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) is amended by striking ``section 
        1848(a)(9)'' and inserting ``section 1834(a)(9)''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
        Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33).
    (c) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments 
made by this section by program instruction or otherwise.
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