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HR 409 115th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health information and medical records Health personnel Hospital care Medicare

Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017

Introduced: January 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 10, 2017
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.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate provider penalties for failure to comply with electronic health records (EHR) use requirements.

Under current law, certain hospitals, Medicare Advantage organizations, and professionals participating in Medicare are subject to negative payment adjustments if they fail to comply with established requirements for EHR use. The bill eliminates these penalties and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse such providers for payments that they would have received within a specified timeframe had such penalties not been applied.

What's happening now January 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1