H.R. 5707 (112th): Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012

Introduced:
May 09, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA13]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 574 on Feb 06, 2013. See H.R. 574 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on May 9, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 09, 2012
Referred to Committee May 09, 2012
Cosponsors
28 cosponsors (27D, 1R) (show)
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Full Title

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare payment for physicians' services by eliminating the sustainable growth rate system and providing incentives for the adoption of innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency.

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Last updated May 09, 2012.
25 pages

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5/9/2012--Introduced.
Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements for payments for physician's services to eliminate the sustainable growth rate system from the formula for determination of the fee schedules for such services.
Sets at 0.0 the 2013 update to the single conversion factor in such formula.
Includes the program of Osteopathic Continuous Certification of the American Osteopathic Association as a Maintenance of Certification Program with respect to any plan of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to integrate reporting on quality measures with reporting requirements relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR). Establishes updates for separate primary care and other service categories beginning January 1, 2014, as well as separate conversion factors and separate updates through 2017 for each service category.
Directs the Secretary, through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, to:
(1) expand testing of each payment and service delivery model in at least three geographic regions; and
(2) include analysis of average implementation costs, per physician, in evaluations of models in phase 1 testing.
Directs the Comptroller General to study the evaluations of each model tested.
Directs the Secretary to release to the public a comprehensive list of such health care delivery models identified as likely to:
(1) reduce spending without reducing quality of care, or
(2) improve the quality of patient care without increasing spending.
Requires the Secretary to inform physicians, nurse practitioners, group practices, and institutions employing Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) providers on how best to transition to alternative health care delivery and payment models aimed at improving the coordination, quality, and efficiency of health care.
Freezes the physician fee schedule for 2018 by requiring 0.0 updates to the relevant conversion factors.
Directs the Secretary to:
(1) contract and agree with regional extension centers to provide guidance and assistance on how physicians may transition to implementation of alternative health care delivery models identified as representating best practices; and
(2) make certain funding available to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Care Technology to award grants and incentive payments under a competitive process to regional extension centers and other qualified entities for such activities.
Requires the Office to:
(1) establish a process for the competitive selection of regional extension centers (and other qualified entities) in the third quarter of 2014; and
(2) authorize the initial distribution of funds to such centers and entities.
Prescribes updates to conversion factors for 2019-2022, but freezes them again beginning in 2023.
Requires the Secretary to consider certain factors in determining the growth rates to be recognized beginning with 2019 for alternative payment and delivery models.
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the impact on spending and on access to services under Medicare resulting from changes to the Medicare delivery and payments systems, including those made by this Act. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Graham-Rudman-Hollings Act), with respect to adjustments to discretionary spending limits in sequestration reports, to prescribe FY2013-FY2021 levels for overseas contingency and related activities for appropriations Acts. Requires any amount of budget authority for overseas contingency operations and related activities for such fiscal years in excess of such levels to be counted, in determining whether a breach has occurred in the security category and the nonsecurity category, on a proportional basis to the total spending for overseas contingency operations in those respective categories.

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  • 5 U.S.C. Chapter 8