To increase oversight and transparency with respect to Medicare billing codes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires section 2 establishes three main requirements: (a) The HHS Inspector General must conduct a comprehensive study analyzing CMS processes for adding, modifying, and removing Medicare billing codes, including data. It relies on reporting requirements and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Science & Space.
Who Benefits and How
Congressional oversight committees (House Ways & Means, Senate Finance) could gain revenue opportunities and Healthcare policy researchers and transparency advocates could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HHS Office of Inspector General would take on compliance duties and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires section 2 establishes three main requirements: (a) The HHS Inspector General must conduct a comprehensive study analyzing CMS processes for adding, modifying, and removing Medicare billing codes, including data...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires section 2 establishes three main requirements: (a) The HHS Inspector General must conduct a comprehensive study analyzing CMS processes for adding, modifying, and removing Medicare billing codes, including data.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
The bill requires section 2 establishes three main requirements: (a) The HHS Inspector General must conduct a comprehensive study analyzing CMS processes for adding, modifying, and removing Medicare billing codes, including data.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Congressional oversight committees (House Ways & Means, Senate Finance)
- Healthcare policy researchers and transparency advocates
Identified Costs
- HHS Office of Inspector General
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Ciscomani (for himself, Mr. Smucker, and Mrs. Harshbarger) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Congressional oversight committees (House Ways & Means, Senate Finance), HHS Office of Inspector General
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees (House Ways & Means, Senate Finance)
Negative-direction: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS Office of Inspector General
Healthcare policy researchers and transparency advocates
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "cms"
- → Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "the_inspector_general"
- → Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services
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