HR 3940
114th Congress
House
Health
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015
Introduced: November 5, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 5, 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.
Nov 5, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create a blanket exception for providers from the application of certain negative payment adjustments for failing to comply, during the 2015 reporting period, with requirements related to the meaningful use of electronic health records. Under current law, providers may be exempted due to significant hardship on a case-by-case basis.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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