Better Way for Providers To Repay Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2407
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2021-04-08
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government lending and loan guarantees

Government trust funds

Hospital care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Better Way for Providers To Repay Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill modifies recoupment provisions under the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions.</p> <p>The bill provides for an additional 3 months before recoupment of advance payments (through claims offsets) begins, so that recoupment begins 15 months (rather than 12 months) after payments are made. The bill also applies repayments that providers have already made toward the collection of offsets for a corresponding amount of time.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2407 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2021 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Calvert , and Mr. Correa ) 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 A BILL To provide for a 3-month delay for the recoupment of certain payments made under the accelerated or advance payment programs under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Way for Providers To Repay Act of 2021 . 2. Providing for a 3-month delay for the recoupment of certain payments made under the accelerated or advance payment programs under the Medicare program (a) Part A Section 1815(f)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395g(f)(2)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking 1 year and inserting 15 months ; (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking and at the end; (3) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) in the case such hospital has submitted any payment to the Secretary for payments under such program, suspend any offset described in clause (i) for a period of time such that the aggregate amount of any payments so submitted equals the aggregate amount of such offsets that would have been made during such period had this clause not applied. . (b) Part B Section 2501(a)(2)(A) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act ( Public Law 116–159 ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking 1 year and inserting 15 months ; (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking and at the end; (3) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) in the case such provider or supplier has submitted any payment to the Secretary for payments under such program, suspend any offset described in clause (i) for a period of time such that the aggregate amount of any payments so submitted equals the aggregate amount of such offsets that would have been made during such period had this clause not applied. .