Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016

Summary

Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 The bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to alter provisions related to hospital services, medical services, and Medicare Advantage (MA). With respect to claims for hospital services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall develop codes under the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) for similar inpatient and outpatient hospital services. The bill establishes processes for adjusting a hospital's Medicare payments based on the hospital's overall proportion of inpatients who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. The bill extends for five years the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program, through which Medicare pays certain rural hospitals on the basis of reasonable incurred costs rather than under the standard prospective payment system. With respect to long-term care hospitals, the bill lifts a moratorium on bed increases. The bill reduces rates for high-cost outlier payments, which are additional Medicare payments made in extraordinarily high-cost cases. The bill reduces the amount by which hospital payment rates for inpatient services increase in FY2018. The bill excludes certain off-campus outpatient departments from specified rules that mandate lower Medicare payments.  With respect to payment reductions for failing to meet requirements for the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR), the bill exempts eligible professionals who are based in ambulatory surgical centers. Until plan year 2019, CMS may not terminate an MA plan solely because the plan failed to achieve a specified minimum quality rating.

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Timeline

1. 18 May 2016

   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.

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2. 18 May 2016

   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

3. 18 May 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 May 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 19 May 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 May 2016

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

7. 24 May 2016

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 7 June 2016

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

9. 7 June 2016

   Passed

   On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3470-3473)

   Source: Floor

10. 7 June 2016

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3470-3473)

    Source: Floor

11. 7 June 2016

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5273.

    Source: Floor

12. 7 June 2016

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3470-3475)

    Source: Floor

13. 7 June 2016

    Floor

    Mr. Tiberi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

14. 7 June 2016

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 470.

    Source: Calendars

15. 7 June 2016

    Discharge

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Discharge

16. 7 June 2016

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Committee

17. 7 June 2016

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-604, Part I.

    Source: Committee

18. 7 June 2016

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-604, Part I.

    Source: Committee

19. 8 June 2016

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 8 June 2016 · Download file
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• Introduced in House · 18 May 2016 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception.
• related to → Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015
• related to → Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
• related to → LTCH Technical Correction Act of 2015
• related to → Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015
• related to → A bill to provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception.
• related to → Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015
• related to → Medicare Beneficiary Enrollment Improvement Act

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