the WHITE HOUSEPresident Barack Obama
The White House
For Immediate Release
December 28, 2015
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1321, S. 2425
On Monday, December 28, 2015, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1321, the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015,” which prohibits the manufacture and introduction into interstate commerce of rinse-off cosmetics containing intentionally-added plastic microbeads; and
S. 2425, the “Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act,” which makes changes to Medicare payments for certain complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, provide flexibility in applying a hardship exception from meaningful use of electronic health records, and improve Medicare and Medicaid program integrity.