US HB4188 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the hospital readmission reduction program to exclude from the program admissions related to transplants, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), burns, trauma, psychosis, or substance abuse. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in applying requirements for the excess readmission ratio, to provide for a risk adjustment that will take into account a hospital's proportion of inpatients who are full-benefit dual eligible individuals (eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid under SSA title XIX) in order to ensure that hospitals that treat the most vulnerable populations are not unfairly penalized. Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study the appropriateness of using a threshold of 30 days for readmissions under the program. Directs the Secretary, in promulgating regulations for the hospital readmission reduction program, to consider the use of V codes for potential exclusions of cases involving noncompliant patients in promulgating applicable regulations.
Title
Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-03-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Hospital care
Medicare
Mental health
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Hospital care
Medicare
Mental health
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4188/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4188/BILLS-113hr4188ih.pdf |