Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 28, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1502-1504)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements.
During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay a performance incentive payment to each participating practice that meets or exceeds performance standards developed by CMS.
CMS shall assess the performance of each participating oncology practice annually. Performance standards shall address: (1) specified measures related to patient care, resource utilization, survivorship, and end-of-life care; and (2) the patient experience of care, as reflected in surveys submitted by each practice. CMS shall also assess the extent to which a practice has used breakthrough or other best-in-class therapies.
To the extent practicable, CMS shall select practices of varying sizes and geographic areas for participation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Feb 28, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1502-1504)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1834 | Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 12, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Drug therapy
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Home and outpatient care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
- Performance measurement
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
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