H.R. 3940 · 114th Congress
Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Price
- Introduced
- 2015-11-05
- Latest action
- 2015-11-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create a blanket exception for providers from the application of certain negative payment adjustments for failing to comply, during the 2015 reporting period, with requirements related to the meaningful use of electronic health records. Under current law, providers may be exempted due to significant hardship on a case-by-case basis.