To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H91873031683B42458298DD202FF86C3B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Medicare Abuses to Restore Trust in Health Care Act or the SMART Health Care Act.
- Section H13C45ED84CCA438AAF46CF578C0DCD04: 2. Improving risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage Section 1853(a)(3)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(a)(3)(C)(iii)) is amended— by...
- Section H022BEB9D8A6E4606A38129F2D1C68D82: 3. Promoting Medicare site-neutral payments Section 1833(t)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(21)) is amended— by redesignating subparagraph...
- Section HC3000D3BDF4A4709A0FD29BD25C2714B: 4. Increasing Medicare access for rural communities by physician-owned hospitals Section 1877(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(d)) is amended by...
- Section H4B2BE47A6C5A4B71A05E0D0E6E3F96DA: 5. Making drugs more affordable for medicare patients Section 340B(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(5)) is amended— in subparagraph...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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