draft bill - House of Representatives

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