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US HR3331
US HR3331To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology.
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Introduced
07/20/2017
07/20/2017
In Committee
06/14/2018
06/14/2018
Crossed Over
06/13/2018
06/13/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. (Sec. 1) This bill specifies that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may test models to provide incentive payments to behavioral health providers for: (1) adopting electronic health records technology, and (2) using that technology to improve the quality and coordination of care.
AI Summary
This bill amends Title XI of the Social Security Act to allow the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test models that provide incentive payments to behavioral health providers, such as psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, and mental health or substance use disorder providers, for adopting and using certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. The goal is to improve the quality and coordination of care through the electronic documentation and exchange of health information.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (14)
Lynn Jenkins (R)*,
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Ron Estes (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Karen Handel (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Roger Marshall (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Steve Stivers (R),
Norma Torres (D),
Greg Walden (R),
Kevin Yoder (R),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 06/14/2018)
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