HB 506 Hospital Competition Act of 2019
US Congress 116th Congress
Hospital Competition Act of 2019
HB-506
About HB-506
Establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to hospital costs, payments, and infrastructure. Among other things, the bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to
- (1) in the case of hospitals that meet specified market concentration thresholds, apply Medicare reimbursement rates regardless of whether the individual receiving services is entitled to or enrolled in Medicare; and
- (2) publish the prices charged for specified services that are highly utilized
The bill also repeals
- (1) performance incentives under the Medicare Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations, and
- (2) provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity.
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Introduced 01/30/2019
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