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BETTER Act of 2019

Introduced: June 21, 2019 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
Dec 24, 2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 24, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-691, Part I.
Jun 26, 2019
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Jun 26, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2019
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.
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019

This bill extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs.

Among other things, the bill

  • extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment, and certain quality-measurement activities;
  • provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan);
  • revises payment rules for graduate medical education costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program; and
  • authorizes additional quality measures for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) value-based purchasing program, which provides incentive payments to SNFs based on their quality of care.
What's happening now December 24, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.

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