US Congress House Bill 6138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 25 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-07-25 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative. (Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare.

ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018

Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]

Rep. John Larson [D-CT]

Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]

Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2018-07-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-07-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7116-7117)
2018-07-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6138.
2018-07-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7116-7118)
2018-07-24	House	Mr. Nunes moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-07-17	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 643.
2018-07-17	House	Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2018-07-17	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-831, Part I.
2018-06-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-06-21	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2018-06-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-06-19	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.
2018-06-19	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.
2018-06-19	House	Introduced in House

HB1838 (Related) 2017-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1001 (Related) 2017-05-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6138/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6138/BILLS-115hr6138ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6138/BILLS-115hr6138rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6138/BILLS-115hr6138eh.pdf