3.0.0 3298 2023-01-11T13:30:22Z 2023-01-11T13:30:22Z House HR 2015-07-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRADY of Texas:H.R. 3298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H6104]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-12T18:50:10Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:11:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-31T20:53:15Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:11:35Z 2015-08-12 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-07-31 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 N K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2015-07-29 True K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2015-09-29 False Health Health care costs and insurance Home and outpatient care Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Nursing Health 00 2015-07-29 Introduced in House 2016-04-11T19:42:51Z Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) modify market basket percentages for post-acute care (PAC) providers, and (2) establish a PAC value-based purchasing program under which PAC providers receive value-based incentive payments. PAC providers are skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, home health agencies, and long-term care hospitals.

A market basket is an index that reflects inflation and is used to update payments and cost limits. Under current law, market basket percentage increases for PAC providers are generally based on the application of a formula based on costs from the preceding fiscal year, but for FY2018 these increases are fixed at 1%. The bill repeals these fixed increases, leaving FY2018 increases to instead be determined according to the existing formula.

With respect to the PAC value-based purchasing program, the bill: (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) to establish performance standards and scores by which to rank PAC providers; (2) specifies how CMS must calculate value-based incentive payments for each type of PAC provider in accordance with such ranking; (3) requires CMS to make specified annual adjustments to how incentive payments are calculated; and (4) establishes limits on administrative and judicial review.

Under current law, a value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities has been established to begin in FY2019. The bill maintains this program but specifies that it must terminate in FY2025.

]]> Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 Display Title Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for value-based purchasing of post-acute care services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3298ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3298ih.xml 2015-08-12 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.