BACPAC Act of 2014
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 19, 2014)
Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care Act of 2014 or the BACPAC Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a single bundled payment for post-acute care services under Medicare parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
Defines "PAC physician" as the physician with primary responsibility for supervising delivery to an individual of a post-acute care (PAC) bundle of services between a qualifying discharge and the earlier of: (1) 90 days later, or (2) the date on which the individual is admitted to a hospital to receive services for a condition unrelated to the one for which he or she received the acute care inpatient hospital services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a new Transitional Care Management (TCM) code, with respect to geographic adjustments to the physicians' fee schedule, to pay for care management by a PAC physician; or (2) revise and expand the use of existing TCM codes 99495 and 99494.
What just happenedMay 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 19, 2014
- May 23, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 19, 2014IntroReferralH11100
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.
- May 19, 2014IntroReferralH11100
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.
- May 19, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 19, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House