Bills
The Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015, introduced by Ways and Means members Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Energy and Commerce members Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA), would require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reevaluate and consider changes to Medicare Advantage's risk adjustment model.
The Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015, introduced by Ways and Means members Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)—chairman of the Health Subcommittee—and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Energy and Commerce member Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), would expand an annual regulatory schedule for Medicare Advantage payment rates.
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The Seniors’ Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015, introduced by Ways and Means members Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Energy and Commerce member Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), would delay the authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings under the Medicare Advantage STARS rating system.
The Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015, introduced by Ways and Means members Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Energy and Commerce member Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), would require annual reporting of enrollment data in Medicare Advantage plans.
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Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Committees released the legislative package to permanently replace Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) on March 24, 2015. The agreement builds upon H.R.
Leaders in the Senate and House introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation on March 19, 2015 to replace the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency, and innovation.
The Social Security Faud and Error Prevention Act of 2015, introduced by Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Xavier Becerra (D-CA), would provide the Social Security Administration with the most cost-effective tools to combat fraud and errors and guarantee funding to the Social Security Administration’s fraud investigation team.
The Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act takes aim at currency manipulators by enabling the Department of Commerce to impose countervailing duties to offset the impact of currency m
On January 20th, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Committee Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) introduced legislation to tighten restrictions on corporate tax inversions, limiting the ability of American companies to lower their U.S. taxes by combining with a smaller foreign business and moving their tax address overseas.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) introduced the Taxpayer Protections Against Abusive Seizures Act, legislation that provides taxpayers with protections