Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
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 an MA organization solely because the plan has failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star rating system.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114. | House floor actions |
| 2015-06-16 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2015-06-16 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-158, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2015-06-03 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2015-06-02 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2015-06-02 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-05-22 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2015-05-21 | IntroReferral | 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 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-21 | IntroReferral | 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 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-21 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |