S. 2501 · 113th Congress

Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2014-06-19
Latest action
2014-06-19 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

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.