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S. 1002 118th Congress Senate

No UPCODE Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage.

Introduced: March 28, 2023 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 28, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, Or Diagnoses for the Elderly Act or the No UPCODE Act

This bill modifies certain factors that are used to determine Medicare Advantage (MA) payments, particularly relating to health status and related data.

Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to use two years of diagnostic data in its risk adjustment methodology for MA payments. It also prohibits the CMS from using diagnoses that are collected from chart reviews or health risk assessments when adjusting payments based on health status. The CMS must also take into account any differences in coding patterns between MA and traditional Medicare when determining MA payment adjustments.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1002: No UPCODE Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1002/
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"S. 1002: No UPCODE Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1002/.
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S. 1002, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1002/.
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