H.R. 3940: Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-05 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015

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Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create a blanket exception for providers from the application of certain negative payment adjustments for failing to comply, during the 2015 reporting period, with requirements related to the meaningful use of electronic health records. Under current law, providers may be exempted due to significant hardship on a case-by-case basis.

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Official text

Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] · 98 cosponsors

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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Brian Babin (R-TX), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 38 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-114hr3940.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3940 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114