United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4853 (113th)
Better Efficiency and Administrative Simplification Act of 2014
Introduced
12 June 2014
Last action
13 June 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
James Renacci, Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Better Efficiency and Administrative Simplification Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals the option to receive the Medicare Summary Notice (explanation of benefits) electronically. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) apply a similar option to other Medicare statements and notifications, and (2) provide such Medicare Summary Notice and any other such statements and notifications on a more frequent basis than is otherwise required under Medicare. Extends from at least once every 5 years to at least once every 10 years the application of competitive procedures when the contract of a Medicare administrative contractor comes up for renewal.
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Timeline
12 June 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 June 2014
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
12 June 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 June 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 June 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- James Renacci · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4853
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4853
- us · 113-hr-4853 · source updated 12 August 2025