HR 2507
114th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Economic performance and conditions
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015
Introduced: May 21, 2015
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16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 17, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 17, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4481)
Jun 17, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4481)
Jun 17, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2507.
Jun 17, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4481-4483)
Jun 17, 2015
Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 16, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.
Jun 16, 2015
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Jun 16, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-159, Part I.
Jun 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 2, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 2, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 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.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services, by regulation and in accordance with certain notice and public comment requirements, to determine and announce annually for 2017 and each subsequent year:
- the annual MedicareAdvantage (MA) capitation rate for each MA payment area for the year concerned,
- the risk and other factors to be used in adjusting such rates for monthly payments in such year,
- the MA region-specific non-drug monthly benchmark amount for each MA region and each MA regional plan for which a bid was submitted, and
- the major policy changes to the risk adjustment model and the 5-star rating system that are determined to have an economic impact.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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