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Bill114th CongressFiled May 21, 2015Health
H.R. 2506

Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015

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What it doesSummary reported to house amended, part i (Jun 16, 2015)

Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) States the intent of Congress to: (1) continue to study and request input on the effects of socioeconomic status and dual-eligible populations on the Medicare Advantage (MA) STARS rating system before reforming it, and, pending study and input results; (2) delay Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authority to terminate MA plan contracts solely on the basis of performance under the STARS rating system.

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services, through the end of plan year 2018, from terminating a contract with respect to the offering of an MA plan by a MA organization solely because the plan has failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star rating system.

What just happenedJun 16, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16](R-FL)Sponsor
5 cosponsors3 D2 R
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  1. Jun 16, 2015CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.

  2. Jun 16, 2015DischargeH12300

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  3. Jun 16, 2015Committee5500

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  4. Jun 16, 2015CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-158, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  5. Jun 16, 2015Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-158, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  6. Jun 3, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  7. Jun 2, 2015Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Ways and Means Committee
  8. Jun 2, 2015Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Ways and Means Committee
  9. May 22, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  10. May 21, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    Referred 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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  11. May 21, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred 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.

  12. May 21, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    Referred 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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  13. May 21, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  14. May 21, 2015IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House amended, Part IJun 16, 201518

Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) States the intent of Congress to: (1) continue to study and request input on the effects of socioeconomic status and dual-eligible populations on the Medicare Advantage (MA) STARS rating system before reforming it, and, pending study and input results; (2) delay Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authority to terminate MA plan contracts solely on the basis of performance under the STARS rating system.

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services, through the end of plan year 2018, from terminating a contract with respect to the offering of an MA plan by a MA organization solely because the plan has failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star rating system.

Introduced in HouseMay 21, 2015

Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015

States the intent of Congress to: (1) continue to study and request input on the effects of socioeconomic status and dual-eligible populations on the Medicare Advantage (MA) STARS rating system before reforming it, and, pending study and input results, (2) delay Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authority to terminate MA plan contracts solely on the basis of performance under the STARS rating system.

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services, through the end of plan year 2018, from terminating a contract with respect to the offering of an MA plan by an MA organization solely because the plan has failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star rating system.

Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015 — Informed