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HR 6138 115th Congress House

ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for ambulatory surgical center representation during the review of hospital outpatient payment rates… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for ambulatory surgical center representation during the review of hospital outpatient payment rates under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesHealth care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careMedicareSurgery and anesthesia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 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 H7116-7117)
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 H7116-7117)
Jul 24, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6138.
Jul 24, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7116-7118)
Jul 24, 2018
Mr. Nunes moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 17, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 643.
Jul 17, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Jul 17, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-831, Part I.
Jun 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jun 19, 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

Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative.

(Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1838 Related bill Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
  • S 1001 Related bill Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Lance, Leonard
· Jul 16, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6138: ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6138/
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"H.R. 6138: ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6138/.
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H.R. 6138, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6138/.
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