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- H.R.3920
H.R.3920: To establish a Medicare demonstration program on the use of third-party interest-free payment arrangements to reduce Medicare hospital part A bad debt claims.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Oct. 3, 2017
- Latest Major Action Oct. 6, 2017
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- Introduced in House - Oct. 3, 2017
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a three-year demonstration program to determine the impact of third-party, interest-free payment arrangements on: (1) health outcomes, (2) patient engagement and satisfaction, and (3) claims for bad debt that are attributable to a hospital's inability to collect deductibles and coinsurance for Medicare hospital services. Under the program, the CMS shall provide...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Oct. 6, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Oct. 3, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Oct. 3, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) |