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S 2197 114th Congress Senate Health Accounting and auditing Digestive and metabolic diseases Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare

Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015

Introduced: October 22, 2015 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 22, 2015
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Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to periodically revise the Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment system, such that an individual's risk score takes into account the number of chronic conditions with which the individual has been diagnosed.

In addition, CMS must evaluate the impacts to the system of: (1) using two years of data, (2) removing diagnostic codes related to chronic kidney disease, and (3) modifying the use of encounter data (information on services furnished to MA enrollees). If CMS subsequently determines that any of these revisions would better reflect the population served, CMS shall make such revisions. Before doing so, however, CMS must: (1) ensure that the changes do not prevent an MA organization from performing activities that are consistent with national health policy goals, and (2) provide an opportunity for review and public comment.

What's happening now October 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2579 Related bill Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015
  • HR 2582 Related bill Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Oct 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2197: Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2197/
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