ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6138
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2018-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare. The CMS may not exclude a procedure on the basis that the procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. 
 
The bill also requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative. 

action_date: 2018-07-17
text: 

Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare. The CMS may not exclude a procedure on the basis that the procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. 
 
The bill also requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative. 

action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative. 
 
(Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7116-7117)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7116-7117)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6138.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7116-7118)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Mr. Nunes moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 643.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-831, Part I.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-831, Part I.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in House