US Congress House Bill 2524 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a three-year Better Health Rewards Program under which incentives are provided to Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily agree to participate in the Program. Directs the Secretary to establish standards for measuring better health targets and points for achieving them for participating Medicare beneficiaries, including those for: (1) an annual wellness visit, (2) tobacco cessation, (3) Body Mass Index (BMI), (4) a diabetes screening test, (5) cardiovascular disease screening, (6) cholesterol level screening, and (7) screening tests and specified vaccinations. Requires the Secretary to make specified incentive payments to each participating Medicare beneficiary who achieves at least 20 points during a year. Authorizes Medicare Advantage Plans, "Section 1876" health maintenance organization and competitive medical cost plans, and programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to make incentives to their enrollees to participate in a Better Health Rewards Program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any payment made under: (1) the Medicare Better Health Rewards Program, and (2) any other Better Health Rewards Program.

Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2013

Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]

Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]

Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]

Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-06-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-06-26	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-06-26	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-06-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

SB1228 (Same As) 2013-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5266-5268)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2524/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2524/BILLS-113hr2524ih.pdf