Hospital Competition Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 11, 2019)
Hospital Competition Act of 2019
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to hospital costs, payments, and infrastructure.
Among other things, the bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) in the case of hospitals that meet specified market concentration thresholds, apply Medicare reimbursement rates regardless of whether the individual receiving services is entitled to or enrolled in Medicare; and (2) publish the prices charged for specified services that are highly utilized.
The bill also repeals (1) performance incentives under the Medicare Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations, and (2) provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity.
What just happenedMar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 11, 2019
- Mar 1, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 25, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - Jan 25, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 11, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 11, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 - Jan 11, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 - Jan 11, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House