House Bill 3433
116th Congress(2019-2020)
ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 24, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3433
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2019 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare.
The bill also requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative.
June 24, 2019
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06/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
06/24/2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
06/24/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:57 PM