US HB5088 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

PIMA of 2016 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services; and (2) establish increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such referrals.

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Title

PIMA of 2016 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-17HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-04-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-04-28HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2016-04-28HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2016-04-28HouseReferred 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.
2016-04-28HouseIntroduced in House

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