To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of the inclusion of quality increases in the determination of blended benchmark amounts under part C of the Medicare program.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 24, 2018 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
3 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“On the House Floor This Week - 7/23/18”
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Rep. John K. Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018]
on Jul 23, 2018
“The Week Ahead - scheduled votes, committee action and other important notes for the week of July 23, 2018”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Jul 23, 2018
“Daines, King Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Medicare Benefits”
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Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
on Sep 25, 2018
History
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Feb 6, 2018
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Introduced
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Jun 21, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 17, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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Jul 24, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
H.R. 4952 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4952. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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