H.R. 2506 · 114th Congress
Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Vern Buchanan
- Introduced
- 2015-05-21
- Latest action
- 2015-06-16 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-158, Part I.
Summary
Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) States the intent of Congress to: (1) continue to study and request input on the effects of socioeconomic status and dual-eligible populations on the Medicare Advantage (MA) STARS rating system before reforming it, and, pending study and input results; (2) delay Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authority to terminate MA plan contracts solely on the basis of performance under the STARS rating system.
Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services, through the end of plan year 2018, from terminating a contract with respect to the offering of an MA plan by a MA organization solely because the plan has failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star rating system.