draft bill - House of Representatives
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[Discussion Draft]<br />
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PERIOD.—Section 1848(o)(5)(B) <strong>of</strong> the Social<br />
2 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(o)(5)(B)) is<br />
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4 ‘‘Beginning for 2019, the EHR reporting period<br />
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(c) ADVANCING ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS.—<br />
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part B <strong>of</strong> title XVIII <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 et seq.) is<br />
amended by adding at the end the following new section:<br />
‘‘SEC. 1848A. ADVANCING ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS.<br />
‘‘(a) PAYMENT MODEL CHOICE PROGRAM.—Payment<br />
for covered pr<strong>of</strong>essional services (as defined in section<br />
1848(k)) that are furnished by an eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
(as defined in such section) under an Alternative Payment<br />
Model specified on the list under subsection (h) (in this<br />
section referred to as an ‘eligible APM’) shall be made<br />
under this title in accordance with the payment arrangement<br />
under such model. In applying the previous sentence,<br />
such a pr<strong>of</strong>essional with such a payment arrangement in<br />
effect, shall be deemed for purposes <strong>of</strong> section 1848(a)(8)<br />
to be satisfactorily submitting data on quality measures<br />
for such covered pr<strong>of</strong>essional services.<br />
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