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HR 2507 114th Congress House

Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish an annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under Medicare Advantage.

Introduced: May 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomic performance and conditionsHealth care costs and insuranceMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 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
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 Latest action June 18, 2015

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3831 Related bill Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2507: Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2507/
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"H.R. 2507: Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2507/.
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H.R. 2507, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2507/.
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