Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- May 12, 2025
What it does
The bill amends the Social Security Act to ensure prompt Medicare coverage for breakthrough medical devices by establishing a 4-year transitional coverage period following their designation by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It requires the Secretary to make final national coverage determinations for such devices before the end of this period if a request is submitted in time, and it appropriates $10 million annually from 2026 to 2031 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement these changes. The bill affects Medicare beneficiaries who may gain earlier access to innovative devices deemed breakthroughs based on priority review status under the Federal Food, Drug,…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.