Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 1/26/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-01-10Referred 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.
- 2017-01-10Referred 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.
- 2017-01-10Referred 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.
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-10 (00)
Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate provider penalties for failure to comply with electronic health records (EHR) use requirements.
Under current law, certain hospitals, Medicare Advantage organizations, and professionals participating in Medicare are subject to negative payment adjustments if they fail to comply with established requirements for EHR use. The bill eliminates these penalties and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse such providers for payments that they would have received within a specified timeframe had such penalties not been applied.
Cosponsors (1)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Hospital care
- Medicare
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