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Hospital Competition Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-506| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2019
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Bruce Westerman (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hospital Competition Act of 2019 This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to hospital costs, payments, and infrastructure. Among other things, the bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) in the case of hospitals that meet specified market concentration thresholds, apply Medicare reimbursement rates regardless of whether the individual receiving services is entitled to or enrolled in Medicare; and (2) publish the prices charged for specified services that are highly utilized. The bill also repeals (1) performance incentives under the Medicare Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations, and (2) provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity.
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Jan 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • January 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 11, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.


  • January 25, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 25, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • March 1, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1332: Fair Care Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3062: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
  • S 116-2860: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
Competition and antitrustComputers and information technologyGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedicareSocial security and elderly assistanceState and local finance

Hospital Competition Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-506| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2019
Hospital Competition Act of 2019 This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to hospital costs, payments, and infrastructure. Among other things, the bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) in the case of hospitals that meet specified market concentration thresholds, apply Medicare reimbursement rates regardless of whether the individual receiving services is entitled to or enrolled in Medicare; and (2) publish the prices charged for specified services that are highly utilized. The bill also repeals (1) performance incentives under the Medicare Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations, and (2) provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity.
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Timeline
Jan 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • January 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 11, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.


  • January 25, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 25, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • March 1, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Bruce Westerman (Republican)
Committees (6)
• Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1332: Fair Care Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3062: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
  • S 116-2860: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Competition and antitrustComputers and information technologyGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedicareSocial security and elderly assistanceState and local finance