H.R. 133 — what changed
Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Section 1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the “Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act” or the “MERIT Act”.
Sec. 2 Clarification on Medicare national coverage determination process
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Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), in with respect to a determination made on or after the case date of research conducted pursuant to section 1142, the determination enactment of this sentence of whether a drug or biological is reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of section 1142 such section, such determination shall be made with respect to each drug or biological involved and not with respect to a class of drugs or biologicals.”.