3.0.0 2243 2019-11-15T21:52:17Z 2019-11-15T21:52:17Z Senate S S 2012-03-28 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-28T15:59:08Z Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012 112 6232 HR 2012-08-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2012-03-28 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-03-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2233) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2012-03-28 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Digestive and metabolic diseases Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Income tax exclusion Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Nutrition and diet Health 00 2012-03-28 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-13T21:26:30Z Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a three-year Better Health Rewards Program under which incentives are provided to Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily agree to participate in the Program.

Directs the Secretary to establish standards for measuring better health targets and points for achieving them for participating Medicare beneficiaries, including those for: (1) an annual wellness visit, (2) tobacco cessation, (3) Body Mass Index (BMI), (4) a diabetes screening test, (5) cardiovascular disease screening, (6) cholesterol level screening, and (7) screening tests and specified vaccinations.

Requires the Secretary to make specified incentive payments to each participating Medicare beneficiary who achieves at least 20 points during a year.

Authorizes Medicare Advantage Plans, "Section 1876" health maintenance organization and competitive medical cost plans, and programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to make incentives to their enrollees to participate in a Better Health Rewards Program.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any payment made under: (1) the Medicare Better Health Rewards Program; and (2) any other Better Health Rewards Program.

]]> Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012 Display Title Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2243is/xml/BILLS-112s2243is.xml 2012-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.