Legislative Activity
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The SMART Health Care Act updates Medicare Advantage risk adjustment, mandates site-neutral payments for most outpatient services, eases referral restrictions for rural physician-owned hospitals, requires passing drug savings to Medicare patients, and adjusts skilled nursing facility quality payments.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The SMART Health Care Act aims to improve Medicare by updating risk adjustment calculations for Medicare Advantage plans and promoting site-neutral payments for outpatient services. It also eases certain restrictions for physician-owned hospitals in rural areas and mandates that providers pass drug savings directly to Medicare patients. Finally, the bill adjusts the quality incentive payment structure for skilled nursing facilities.
This Act grants the Federal Trade Commission authority to regulate the business practices of tax-exempt non-profit hospitals.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Combatting Hospital Monopolies Act expands the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority to regulate certain entities. This bill specifically amends the definition of "Corporation" to include tax-exempt, non-profit hospital organizations. This change allows the FTC to oversee the business practices of these hospitals to combat potential monopolies.
This Act mandates a 10-year annual study by HHS to track and report on healthcare competition, consolidation, and regulatory barriers across all states.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Measuring State Healthcare Freedom Act mandates a 10-year annual study by the Department of Health and Human Services to track healthcare competition and consolidation across every state. This study will analyze professional licensing rules, major mergers, state regulations, and market concentration using metrics like the HHI. The findings and raw data must be reported to Congress and made publicly available each year.
The Holding Nonprofit Hospitals Accountable Act establishes a new "community benefit standard" for tax-exempt hospitals, requiring local board representation, unrestricted public patient care, and minimum spending thresholds tied to tax exemptions, while also enhancing financial assistance policy compliance and oversight.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Holding Nonprofit Hospitals Accountable Act establishes a new "community benefit standard" that nonprofit hospitals must meet to maintain tax-exempt status, requiring local board representation and minimum spending on community-focused activities. The bill also updates financial assistance requirements by mandating that charity care calculations be based on Medicare rates, rather than previous standards. Furthermore, it mandates annual reviews by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) on hospital financial aid compliance and a GAO review of IRS enforcement effectiveness. These changes are set to take effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.
This bill prevents hospitals from overbilling Medicare and private insurers by requiring off-campus outpatient departments to use separate identification numbers and adhere to site-neutral billing standards starting in 2026.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare Act aims to stop hospitals from charging higher, site-specific rates for services provided at distant outpatient locations. This legislation tightens the definition of an off-campus department and mandates that these locations receive unique identification numbers for billing purposes starting in 2026. The bill grants the Secretary of HHS authority to enforce fair payment policies and encourages states to adopt model laws to ensure private insurers also reject improper billing claims.
This Act eliminates the automatic denial of outpatient payment for hospital services based solely on the determination that the service must be performed on an inpatient basis, effective January 1, 2026.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Empowering Patient Choice of Medical Care Act eliminates the "inpatient-only" list maintained by HHS, effective January 1, 2026. This change prevents the automatic denial of payment for hospital services simply because they were traditionally considered inpatient-only. The Act aims to increase flexibility in where certain medical procedures can be safely performed and reimbursed.
This Act repeals Section 207 of the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004, restoring rights to medical residents, effective on the first March 18th following enactment.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Restoring Rights of Medical Residents Act focuses on eliminating an outdated federal rule by repealing Section 207 of the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004. This action removes existing requirements previously placed on medical residents under that section. The changes enacted by this bill will take effect on the first March 18th following its enactment.
This bill repeals specific requirements hospitals must meet to qualify for rural provider and hospital exceptions under physician self-referral rules.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act aims to simplify compliance for hospitals seeking exceptions to physician self-referral prohibitions under the Stark Law. This legislation repeals specific, burdensome requirements that hospitals previously had to meet to qualify for rural provider or general hospital ownership exceptions. By removing these detailed statutory conditions, the bill restores greater flexibility regarding physician ownership in hospitals.
This bill mandates a GAO study, in collaboration with the FTC and DOJ, to examine the impact of specific anti-competitive contract clauses between health insurers and providers on patient care and costs.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
This Act mandates a comprehensive study by the GAO, in collaboration with the FTC and DOJ, to investigate the impact of specific anti-competitive contract clauses used between health insurers and providers. The review will assess how clauses like anti-steering, anti-tiering, all-or-nothing, and gag clauses affect healthcare costs, consolidation, and patient access. Furthermore, the study must recommend necessary legislative or administrative changes to strengthen the FTC and DOJ's ability to enforce antitrust laws regarding these agreements.
The "Delphi Retirees Pension Restoration Act" restores full pension benefits to eligible Delphi retirees and beneficiaries, compensating for past underpayments with interest, using existing funds and allowing for favorable tax treatment of lump-sum payments.
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
Victoria Spartz
Representative
IN
The Delphi Retirees Pension Restoration Act aims to restore the full pension benefits to eligible participants and beneficiaries under specific terminated pension plans, such as the Delphi Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan. It mandates the recalculation of benefits to match the full vested plan benefit, provides for lump-sum payments to cover past underpayments with interest, and funds these increased benefits through existing resources. The bill also includes provisions for the tax treatment of these payments, allowing recipients to spread the income over three years.