H.R. 1470: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
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H.R. 1470: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-19 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
Plain summary
SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services, and (2) revise the update in rates for 2015 and subsequent years. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Merit-based Incentive Payment (MIP) system under which eligible professionals (including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified registered nurse anesthetists) shall receive annual payment increases or decreases based on their performance. Requires specified incentive payments to eligible participants in an alternative payment model. Requires the Secretary to: (1) draft a plan for development of quality measures to assess professionals, including non-patient-facing professionals; and (2) make payments for chronic care management services. Expands the kinds of uses of Medicare data available to qualified entities. Directs the Secretary to provide Medicare data to qualified clinical data registries to facilitate quality improvement or patient safety. Declares it a national objective to achieve widespread exchange of health information through interoperable certified electronic health records technology nationwide by December 31, 2018.
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SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 21 cosponsors
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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Courtney (D-CT)
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1470.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1470 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114