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H.R. 3433 116th Congress House

ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019

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: October 11, 2019 Introduced by: John B. Larson Democratic · Connecticut 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 3 steps
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Jun 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2019
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 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2019 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019

This bill 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.

The bill also 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3085 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019
  • HR 3416 HEARTS and Rural Relief Act
  • HR 3429 HEARTS and Rural Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 11, 2019
Nunes, Devin
· Jun 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3433: ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3433/
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"H.R. 3433: ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3433/.
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H.R. 3433, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3433/.
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