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HR 2299 114th Congress House Health Government information and archives Home and outpatient care Medicare Surgery and anesthesia

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for site-of-service price transparency under the Medicare program.

Introduced: May 13, 2015 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jun 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
May 13, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, in order to facilitate price transparency with respect to items and services for which payment may be made to a hospital outpatient department or to an ambulatory surgery center, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available to the public via a searchable website: (1) the estimated payment amount for an appropriate number of items and services under the outpatient department fee schedule and the ambulatory surgical center payment system, and (2) the estimated amount of beneficiary liability applicable to such an item or service.

What's happening now June 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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