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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3497
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 25, 2018
Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2018
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Relief from quality bonus penalty in calculation of the Medicare Advantage blended benchmark cap
In general
Section 1853(n)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(n)(4)) is amended by striking determined taking into account
and inserting determined without regard to
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Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
