3.0.0 1487 2019-11-15T21:47:22Z 2019-11-15T21:47:22Z House H HR 2013-04-11 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McDERMOTT:H.R. 1487.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I Section8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1957]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-23T15:05:03Z Referred to 2013-04-11T04:01:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-12T20:33:59Z Referred to 2013-04-11T04:00:50Z 2013-04-23 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-04-12 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-04-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-04-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Hospital care Medical ethics Medicare Health 00 2013-04-11 Introduced in House 2013-04-30T17:01:26Z Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XI of the Social Security Act with respect to the prohibition against certain (potential financial conflict-of-interest) physician referrals.

Excepts from the physician self-referral prohibition any monetary incentive payments made by hospitals to physicians under certain incentive payment programs designed to align incentives among hospitals and physicians (through techniques such as product standardization, the substitution of lower cost products, and care coordination initiatives that encourage medically appropriate decreases in length of stay) to improve efficiency and decrease costs while maintaining or improving quality.

Exempts such monetary incentive payments (creates a safe harbor for them) from federal criminal antikickback and other sanctions.

]]> Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act of 2013 Display Title Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles XVIII and XI of the Social Security Act to establish an exception from the physician self-referral prohibition and a safe harbor from Federal antikickback and other sanctions for incentive payments made by hospitals to physicians under certain incentive payment programs. Introduced in House 2013-04-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1487ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1487ih.xml 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.