Section 101 of H.R. 1845 Medicare IVIG
Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of
2012, Public Law 112-242, mandates the establishment,
implementation, and evaluation of a three-year Medicare Patient
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Access Demonstration Project
under Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. The
demonstration project will voluntarily enroll up to 4,000 Medicare
beneficiaries who have been diagnosed with Primary Immunodeficiency
Diseases. The statute also requires providing a report to Congress
that will include an evaluation of the impact of the demonstration
project on access for Medicare beneficiaries to items and services
needed for the in-home administration of intravenous immunoglobulin
(IVIG); an analysis of the appropriateness of implementing a new
methodology for payment for IVIG in all care settings under part B
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k et
seq.); and an update to the report entitled ‘Analysis of Supply,
Distribution, Demand, and Access Issues Associated with Immune
Globulin Intravenous’, issued in February 2007 by the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
PL:
Pub.L. 112 - 242 101 Name of Law: Medeicare IVIG Access and
Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012
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