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Charles A. Gonzalez

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories from the Medicare competitive acquisition program until the clinical comparability of such products can be validated.

1/15/2008--Introduced.

Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from the Medicare competitive acquisition program negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories, until the Secretary can validate, using a panel of wound care clinical experts, the clinical comparability of all such products.
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  • 01/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 01/15/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 01/15/2008 - 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.
  • 01/15/2008 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  • 01/15/2008 - Referred to House Ways and Means
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H.R.4935 Introduced in House01/16/2008