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HR 4589 114th Congress House

Excellence in Medicare Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the cap on the Medicare Advantage star rating bonuses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 26, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2016
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Feb 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Excellence in Medicare Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to disregard the application of certain percentage quality increases when calculating the maximum payment that may be made to a Medicare Advantage organization.

Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2015

The bill sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Additionally, the bill sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one-year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions.

The bill revises other provisions related to health care lawsuits including: (1) limiting noneconomic damages, (2) mandating joint and several liability, (3) limiting attorney contingency fees, (4) limiting punitive damages, and (5) denying punitive damages in the case of products approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4771 Related bill Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016
  • HR 4275 Related bill Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2015
  • S 3291 Related bill Small Business Bill of Rights
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 25, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4589: Excellence in Medicare Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4589/
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"H.R. 4589: Excellence in Medicare Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4589/.
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H.R. 4589, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4589/.
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[H.R. 4589: Excellence in Medicare Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4589/)
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