Congress 114 - HR 4848 - HIP Act

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Department of Health and Human Services Health Health care costs and insurance Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medicare Surgery and anesthesia

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Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act of 2016 or the HIP Act

This bill delays and suspends implementation of Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, which tests episode-based payment and quality measurement for care associated with hip and knee replacements.

The bill also reduces and rescinds specified FY2017 and FY2018 funding that was appropriated for the Prevention and Public Health Trust Fund.

Actions

Mar 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 25, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2016

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.
Mar 23, 2016

Introduced in House

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