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BETTER Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-3417| House 
| Updated: 12/24/2020
Richard E. Neal

Richard E. Neal

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (1)
Kevin Brady (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019 This bill extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs. Among other things, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment, and certain quality-measurement activities; provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan); revises payment rules for graduate medical education costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program; and authorizes additional quality measures for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) value-based purchasing program, which provides incentive payments to SNFs based on their quality of care.

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Timeline
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 2019
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.
Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 26, 2019
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Dec 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
Dec 24, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-691, Part I.
Dec 24, 2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  • June 21, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 21, 2019
    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.


  • June 24, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 26, 2019
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 26, 2019
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.


  • December 24, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.


  • December 24, 2020
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-691, Part I.


  • December 24, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3415: Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill
  • HR 116-3029: Improving Low-Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3408: Shop Rx Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3430: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare program.
  • HR 116-3425: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3039: To provide for a 5-year extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
  • HR 116-3421: Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3406: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve measurements under the skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Administrative remediesAgingCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability assistanceEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthNursingPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistancePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationState and local financeState and local government operationsUser charges and fees

BETTER Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-3417| House 
| Updated: 12/24/2020
Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019 This bill extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs. Among other things, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment, and certain quality-measurement activities; provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan); revises payment rules for graduate medical education costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program; and authorizes additional quality measures for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) value-based purchasing program, which provides incentive payments to SNFs based on their quality of care.

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Timeline
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 2019
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.
Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 26, 2019
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Dec 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
Dec 24, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-691, Part I.
Dec 24, 2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  • June 21, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 21, 2019
    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.


  • June 24, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 26, 2019
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 26, 2019
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.


  • December 24, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.


  • December 24, 2020
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-691, Part I.


  • December 24, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Richard E. Neal

Richard E. Neal

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (1)
Kevin Brady (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3415: Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill
  • HR 116-3029: Improving Low-Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3408: Shop Rx Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3430: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare program.
  • HR 116-3425: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3039: To provide for a 5-year extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
  • HR 116-3421: Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3406: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve measurements under the skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAgingCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability assistanceEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthNursingPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistancePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationState and local financeState and local government operationsUser charges and fees