119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 6, 2025
Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 6, 2025): 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 6, 2025)
Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish, upon request, specific payment methodologies for qualifying pediatric technologies under the Medicare physician fee schedule. Qualifying pediatric technologies are medical devices that are (1) covered under Medicare, (2) approved by the Food and Drug Administration, (3) currently billed using a specified temporary billing code for emerging technologies, and (4) predominantly used or specifically designated for pediatric patients.
The CMS must develop a payment methodology for a qualifying pediatric technology upon request from the manufacturer and based on available data, including pricing information and claims data. Manufacturers must include relevant information in their requests to enable the CMS to develop the corresponding methodologies.
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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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…skin substitutes wound treatments. Issues related to coding and payment rates for tympanostomy and other procedures involving pediatric medical devices. S. 249/H.R. 1931, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025. Monitored the implementation of P.L. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act, as it relates to drug pricing. Monito…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…schedule and Medicare hospital outpatient rule, issues related to skin substitutes. Medicare physician fee schedule issues related to pediatric tympanostomies. H.R. 1931 / S. 249, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025. H.R. 5768 / S. 2561, Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ssues related to skin substitutes. Medicare physician fee schedule and Medicare Administrative Contractor policies, issues related to pediatric tympanostomies. H.R. 1931 / S.249, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025. S. 2561, Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 12, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…skin substitutes wound treatments. Issues related to coding and payment rates for tympanostomy and other procedures involving pediatric medical devices. S. 249/H.R. 1931, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025. Monitored the implementation of P.L. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act, as it relates to drug pricing. Monito…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ssues related to skin substitutes. Medicare physician fee schedule and Medicare Administrative Contractor policies, issues related to pediatric tympanostomies. H.R. 1931 / S.249, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…skin substitutes wound treatments. Issues related to coding and payment rates for tympanostomy and other procedures involving pediatric medical devices. S. 249/H.R. 1931, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025. Monitored the implementation of P.L. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act, as it relates to drug pricing. Monito…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ssues related to skin substitutes. Medicare physician fee schedule and Medicare Administrative Contractor policies, issues related to pediatric tympanostomies. H.R. 1931 / S.249, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…skin substitutes wound treatments. Issues related to coding and payment rates for tympanostomy and other procedures involving pediatric medical devices. S. 249/H.R. 1931, Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025. Monitored the implementation of P.L. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act, as it relates to drug pricing. Monito…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing