H.R. 6176 · 112th Congress
Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Charles Boustany
- Introduced
- 2012-07-24
- Latest action
- 2012-08-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) except from the prohibition against certain physician referrals and other compensation any incentive payments promoting quality and efficiency that are made under a quality incentive agreement between a physician and a qualified hospital, (2) prescribe requirements for such agreements, and (3) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide a quality incentive ombudsman with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Amends SSA title XI to exempt such incentive payments from certain civil money penalties as well as from criminal penalites for illegal remunerations.