,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjbc,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick 7for  
herself1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 and ,ms4 ,sewell7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to ensure that remote    
physiologic monitoring services are not 
subject to cost sharing under the       
,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,rpm    
,cost ,sharing ,elimination ,study ,act 
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,ensuring that remote    
physiologic monitoring services are not 
subject to cost sharing under the       
,medicare program  7a7 ,in general      

,section #ahcc of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 by   
striking and 7,,hh7 and inserting       
7,,hh72 and  7,b7 by inserting before   
the semicolon at the end the following 1
 and 7,,ii7 with respect to remote      
physiologic monitoring services1 the    
amounts paid shall be #ajj percent of   
the lesser of the actual charge for the 
services or the amount determined under 
the payment basis established under     
section #ahdh2 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7b71 in the first sentence-- 7,a7 by    
striking 1 and 7#ac7 and inserting      
7#ac72 and  7,b7 by striking the first  
period at the end and inserting 1 and   
7#ad7 such deductible shall not apply   
with respect to remote physiologic      
monitoring services4  7b7 ,medicare     
,advantage ,section #aheb7;a77#a77;,b7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#bb7;a77#a77;,b77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iv7-- 7,a7 by 
redesignating subclause 7,,viii7 as     

subclause 7,,ix72 and  7,b7 by inserting
 after subclause 7,,vii7 the following  
new subclause3  7,c7 by adding at the   
end the following new subclause3        
7,,viii7 ,remote physiologic monitoring 
services4  2 and  7#b7 in clause 7v71 by
 striking and 7,,vi7 and inserting      
7,,vi71 and 7,,viii74  7c7 ,report ,not 
later than ,june #cj1 #bjbf1 the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall submit to ,congress a   
report on the effects eliminating cost  
sharing for remote physiologic          
monitoring services under ,medicare had 
on patient health outcomes and on any   
cost savings attributable so such       
elimination4  7d7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to items and services
 furnished on or after ,january #a1     
#bjbd1 and before ,january #a1 #bjbf4