To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve measurements under the skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 24, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill modifies requirements relating to the Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) value-based purchasing program, which provides incentive payments to SNFs based on their quality of care.
Currently, all Medicare SNFs are included in the program, and their quality of care is determined based on a hospital readmissions measure. The bill excludes from the program SNFs for which there is not a minimum number of applicable cases or measures, as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), for the performance period. Additionally, the bill allows the CMS to apply up to 10 additional quality measures, including measures relating to patient safety and care coordination.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 21, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Jun 21, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 21, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2019Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3417 | BETTER Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 24, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
- Nursing
- Performance measurement
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2019Introduced in House
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