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S. 2501

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Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014
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Committee
Latest Action · June 19, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
113th (2013–2015)
Introduced
June 19, 2014
Sponsor
Sen. Joseph ManchinD
Cosponsors (10)
6D 4R
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Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in determining a hospital's excess readmission ratio for purposes of making payments for discharges starting in FY2016, to risk adjust readmissions to account for patient socioeconomic status.

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