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ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019

Introduced: June 24, 2019 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
 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
 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.

What's happening now June 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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