H.R. 2506
IntroducedSeniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.
6/16/2015 • House
Summary
Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) States the intent of Congress to: (1) continue to study and request input on the effects of socioeconomic status and dual-eligible populations on the Medicare Advantage (MA) STARS rating system before reforming it, and, pending study and input results; (2) delay Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authority to terminate MA plan contracts solely on the basis of performance under the STARS rating system.
Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services, through the end of plan year 2018, from terminating a contract with respect to the offering of an MA plan by a MA organization solely because the plan has failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star rating system.
Reported to House amended, Part I • 6/16/2015
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H.R. 2506, Seniorsâ Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 2, 2015
Published: June 12, 2015
H.R. 2506, Seniors’ Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 2, 2015
Published: June 12, 2015
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Originated in the House
Introduced
May 21, 2015
Committee Review
June 2, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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