Meeting: What's the Prognosis?: Examining Medicare Proposals to Improve Patient Access to Care & Minimize Red Tape for Doctors

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the work geographic index for physician payments under the Medicare program [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the work geographic index for physician payments under the Medicare program and to improve the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors under such program [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 2377, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (Reps. Hudson and Kuster) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes under the Medicare program [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models (Rep. Dunn) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2023 (Reps. Kelly, DelBene, Bucshon, and Bera) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 1352, the Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023 (Rep. Hudson) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023 [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 5526, the Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023 (Reps. Harshbarger, Wasserman Schultz, and Davis) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 1406, the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act (Reps. Joyce and Peters) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 2583, the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023 (Rep. Blunt Rochester) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. ___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain practitioners from MIPS payment adjustments under the Medicare program based on participation in certain payment arrangements under Medicare Advantage (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Burgess) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 4402, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify manufacturer transparency reporting requirements for certain transfers used for educational purposes (Reps. Burgess and Bera) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 3674, the Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023 (Reps. Bilirakis and Cardenas) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals (Rep. Burgess) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, the Fewer Burdens for Better Care Act of 2023 (Reps. Moore and Bilirakis) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 5395, the SURS Extension Act (Reps. Stansbury and Burgess) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.__, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote provider choice using real time benefit information (Rep. Arrington) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 5555, the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2023 (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Tonko) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 4104, the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (Reps. Buchanan and Dingell) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R. 4878, the EMPOWER Act (Reps. Lesko and Kuster) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, the Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023 (Reps. Balderson, Dunn, and Schweikert) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for the use of alternative measures of performance under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System under the Medicare program (Rep. Bucshon) [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 01:15 PM

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Public Memo [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 02:02 PM
• Documents for the Record [PDF] Added 12/12/2023 at 11:07 AM

Member Statements

• Cathy McMorris Rodgers Opening Statement [PDF] Added 12/12/2023 at 09:40 AM
• Anna Eshoo Opening Statement [PDF] Added 12/12/2023 at 09:40 AM
• Brett Guthrie Opening Statement [PDF] Added 12/12/2023 at 09:40 AM
• Frank Pallone Jr. Opening Statement [PDF] Added 12/12/2023 at 09:40 AM

Hearing Record

• Unedited Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 10/19/2024 at 12:26 AM

First Published: October 16, 2023 at 01:57 PM
Last Updated: October 19, 2024 at 12:36 AM