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SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015

Introduced: March 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2015
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.
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services, and (2) revise the update in rates for 2015 and subsequent years.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Merit-based Incentive Payment (MIP) system under which eligible professionals (including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified registered nurse anesthetists) shall receive annual payment increases or decreases based on their performance.

Requires specified incentive payments to eligible participants in an alternative payment model.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) draft a plan for development of quality measures to assess professionals, including non-patient-facing professionals; and (2) make payments for chronic care management services.

Expands the kinds of uses of Medicare data available to qualified entities. Directs the Secretary to provide Medicare data to qualified clinical data registries to facilitate quality improvement or patient safety.

Declares it a national objective to achieve widespread exchange of health information through interoperable certified electronic health records technology nationwide by December 31, 2018.

What's happening now March 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1