Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare program.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill extends funding for certain Medicare quality-measurement activities through FY2022 and prioritizes the endorsement of certain measures relating to maternal morbidity and mortality.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3430

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 
 quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2019

Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself and Mr. Schweikert) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 
 quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare 
                                program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR QUALITY MEASURE ENDORSEMENT, INPUT, 
              AND SELECTION UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1890(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395aaa(d)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and $7,500,000'' and inserting 
        ``$7,500,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``and 2019.'' and inserting ``and 2019, and 
        $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022.''.
    (b) Input for Removal of Measures.--Section 1890(b) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aaa(b)) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Removal of measures.--The entity may provide input to 
        the Secretary on quality and efficiency measures described in 
        paragraph (7)(B) that could be considered for removal.''.
    (c) Prioritization of Measure Endorsement.--Section 1890(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aaa(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(9) Prioritization of measure endorsement.--The 
        Secretary--
                    ``(A) during the period beginning on the date of 
                the enactment of this paragraph and ending on December 
                31, 2023, shall prioritize the endorsement of measures 
                relating to maternal morbidity and mortality by the 
                entity with a contract under subsection (a) in 
                connection with endorsement of measures described in 
                paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) on and after January 1, 2024, may prioritize 
                the endorsement of such measures by such entity.''.
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