US Congress Senate Bill 2197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to periodically revise the Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment system, such that an individual's risk score takes into account the number of chronic conditions with which the individual has been diagnosed. In addition, CMS must evaluate the impacts to the system of: (1) using two years of data, (2) removing diagnostic codes related to chronic kidney disease, and (3) modifying the use of encounter data (information on services furnished to MA enrollees). If CMS subsequently determines that any of these revisions would better reflect the population served, CMS shall make such revisions. Before doing so, however, CMS must: (1) ensure that the changes do not prevent an MA organization from performing activities that are consistent with national health policy goals, and (2) provide an opportunity for review and public comment.

Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015

Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]

Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB2579 (Related) 2015-06-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116.
HB2582 (Related) 2015-06-18 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2197/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2197/BILLS-114s2197is.pdf