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HR 1373 114th Congress House

Providers COMPETE Act of 2015

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider, within the annual rulemaking processes, the effect of regulatory changes to certain Medicare… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider, within the annual rulemaking processes, the effect of regulatory changes to certain Medicare payment systems on provider consolidation.

Introduced: March 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth personnelMedicarePublic participation and lobbying
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Mar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2015
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.
Mar 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providers Consolidation and Medicare Payments Examined through Evaluation Act of 2015 or the Providers COMPETE Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as part of any annual notice and comment rulemaking process to implement changes to payment systems under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (including those for inpatient and outpatient hospital services, physicians' services, and services furnished by other providers and suppliers), to seek public comment on and evaluate the extent to which, and how, such a change is projected to affect provider consolidation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1373: Providers COMPETE Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1373/
MLA
"H.R. 1373: Providers COMPETE Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1373/.
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H.R. 1373, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1373/.
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[H.R. 1373: Providers COMPETE Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1373/)
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