Bill113th CongressFiled Jun 19, 2014Health
S. 2501
Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 19, 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.
What just happenedJun 19, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV](D-WV)Sponsor
10 cosponsors6 D4 R
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- Introduced in SenateJun 19, 2014
- Jun 19, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jun 19, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate