H.R. 4188: Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-11 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act

Plain summary

Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the hospital readmission reduction program to exclude from the program admissions related to transplants, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), burns, trauma, psychosis, or substance abuse. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in applying requirements for the excess readmission ratio, to provide for a risk adjustment that will take into account a hospital's proportion of inpatients who are full-benefit dual eligible individuals (eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid under SSA title XIX) in order to ensure that hospitals that treat the most vulnerable populations are not unfairly penalized. Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study the appropriateness of using a threshold of 30 days for readmissions under the program. Directs the Secretary, in promulgating regulations for the hospital readmission reduction program, to consider the use of V codes for potential exclusions of cases involving noncompliant patients in promulgating applicable regulations.

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Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · 107 cosponsors

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David P. Joyce (R-OH), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Scott Perry (R-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Todd Young (R-IN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and 47 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4188.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4188 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113