Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 20, 2016)
Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016
This bill delays the date upon which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may make Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for hospitals publicly available.
With respect to such ratings, HHS shall: (1) make publicly available detailed information on the methodology used, (2) have the validity and accuracy of such methodology independently confirmed, and (3) provide a public comment period of specified duration.
HHS may not make the ratings publicly available until the later of July 31, 2017, or the date upon which the bill's requirements are satisfied.
In the event that such ratings have already been published on a specified website, HHS shall remove them and not republish them until the bill's requirements have been satisfied.
What just happenedSep 28, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 20, 2016
- Sep 28, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Sep 20, 2016IntroReferralH11100
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 - Sep 20, 2016IntroReferralH11100-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.
- Sep 20, 2016IntroReferralH11100
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 - Sep 20, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 20, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House