H.R. 409 · 115th Congress
Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017
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Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 10, 2017
Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate provider penalties for failure to comply with electronic health records (EHR) use requirements.
Under current law, certain hospitals, Medicare Advantage organizations, and professionals participating in Medicare are subject to negative payment adjustments if they fail to comply with established requirements for EHR use. The bill eliminates these penalties and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse such providers for payments that they would have received within a specified timeframe had such penalties not been applied.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Putting Patients and Providers Ahead of Compressed Regulatory Timelines Act of 2017
Latest action (Jan 26, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 10, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.