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Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011

Introduced: July 24, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 27, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 24, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jul 24, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) except from the prohibition against certain physician referrals and other compensation any incentive payments promoting quality and efficiency that are made under a quality incentive agreement between a physician and a qualified hospital, (2) prescribe requirements for such agreements, and (3) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide a quality incentive ombudsman with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Amends SSA title XI to exempt such incentive payments from certain civil money penalties as well as from criminal penalites for illegal remunerations.

What's happening now August 1, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1