HIP Act

2016-03-23

Introduced in House

Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act of 2016 or the HIP Act

This bill delays and suspends implementation of Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, which tests episode-based payment and quality measurement for care associated with hip and knee replacements.

The bill also reduces and rescinds specified FY2017 and FY2018 funding that was appropriated for the Prevention and Public Health Trust Fund.

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