S.1347: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced May 14, 2015
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 8, 2015

Bill Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit, for a payment year after 2015, any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center from being treated as such an encounter in determining...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Congressional Budget Office Estimate

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sept. 8, 2015
Held at the desk.
Sept. 8, 2015
Received in the House.
Aug. 6, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug. 5, 2015

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6425; text as passed Senate: CR S6425)

July 30, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
July 30, 2015
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-106.
June 24, 2015
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 14, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 14, 2015

Introduced in the Senate by Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

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