Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2131 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 8, 2019 Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Advantage 4 Quality Payment Relief Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:44 Apr 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2131.IH H2131 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2131 IH SEC. 2. RELIEF FROM QUALITY BONUS PENALTY IN CAL- 1 CULATION OF THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 2 BLENDED BENCHMARK CAP. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1853(n)(4) of the Social 4 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(n)(4)) is amended by 5 striking ‘‘determined taking into account’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘determined without regard to’’. 7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 8 subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or 9 after January 1, 2020. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:44 Apr 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2131.IH H2131 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS