US SB2501 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in determining a hospital's excess readmission ratio for purposes of making payments for discharges starting in FY2016, to risk adjust readmissions to account for patient socioeconomic status.
Title
Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014
Sponsors
| Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] |
| Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2501/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2501/BILLS-113s2501is.pdf |
