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HR 4952 115th Congress House

Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of the inclusion of quality increases in the determi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of the inclusion of quality increases in the determination of blended benchmark amounts under part C of the Medicare program.

Introduced: July 11, 2018 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Health Government studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 24, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7115)
Jul 24, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7115)
Jul 24, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4952.
Jul 24, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7115-7116)
Jul 24, 2018
Mr. Kelly (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 17, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 644.
Jul 17, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Jul 17, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-832, Part I.
Jun 21, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 13, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2018
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.
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 25, 2018

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on how the inclusion of quality percentage increases affects certain payment calculations under Medicare Advantage.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 11, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4952: Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4952/
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