US HB1487 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XI of the Social Security Act with respect to the prohibition against certain (potential financial conflict-of-interest) physician referrals. Excepts from the physician self-referral prohibition any monetary incentive payments made by hospitals to physicians under certain incentive payment programs designed to align incentives among hospitals and physicians (through techniques such as product standardization, the substitution of lower cost products, and care coordination initiatives that encourage medically appropriate decreases in length of stay) to improve efficiency and decrease costs while maintaining or improving quality. Exempts such monetary incentive payments (creates a safe harbor for them) from federal criminal antikickback and other sanctions.
Title
Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act of 2013
Sponsors
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-04-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2013-04-12 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2013-04-11 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2013-04-11 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2013-04-11 | House | 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. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medical ethics
Medicare
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medical ethics
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1487/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1487/BILLS-113hr1487ih.pdf |