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S. 2501

Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014

Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in determining a hospital's excess readmission ratio for purposes of making payments for discharges starting in FY2016, to risk adjust readmissions to account for patient socioeconomic status.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV](D-WV)Sponsor
10 cosponsors6 D4 R
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  • Introduced in SenateJun 19, 2014
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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    Introduced in Senate

Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 — Informed