US HB4658 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to restrict civil monetary penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services to services that are medically necessary only. (Thus eliminates such penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary.)
Title
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2014-05-13 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2014-05-13 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2014-05-13 | 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. |
| 2014-05-13 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E746) |
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicaid
Medicare
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicaid
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4658/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4658/BILLS-113hr4658ih.pdf |
