Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015
This bill amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (in effect, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS]) to revise for 2017, and periodically afterwards, the system for risk adjustments to payments to Medicare + Choice organizations so that an individual's risk score takes into account the number of chronic conditions with which the individual has been diagnosed.
HHS must, including an actuarial opinion of the CMS Chief Actuary, evaluate the impacts of:
HHS shall also analyze the best practices of MedicareAdvantage (MA) plans to slow disease progression related to chronic kidney disease.
HHS shall then, if appropriate, make revisions to the risk adjustment system, based on such an evaluation or analysis, to better reflect and appropriately weight for the population served.
Congress declares that the MA star rating system lacks proper accounting for the socioeconomic status of plan enrollees and the extent to which those plans serve individuals also eligible for medical assistance under SSAct title XIX (Medicaid).
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116. | 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. 114-160, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2015-06-05 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee 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 |
| 2015-05-29 | 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 |
| 2015-05-29 | 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 |
| 2015-05-29 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |