Index for HR3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act
DIVISION B — MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IMPROVEMENTS.
TITLE I — IMPROVING HEALTH CARE VALUE.
SUBTITLE D — MEDICARE ADVANTAGE REFORMS.
PART 2 — BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS AND ANTI-FRAUD.
SEC 1175. — AUTHORITY TO DENY PLAN BIDS.
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To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
Mr. Dingell (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Andrews) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, 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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1175. Authority to deny plan bids.
(a) In general.—Section 1854(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–24(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(C) REJECTION OF BIDS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to accept any or every bid by an MA organization under this subsection.”.
(b) Application under part D.—Section 1860D–11(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–111(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) REJECTION OF BIDS.—Paragraph (5)(C) of section 1854(a) shall apply with respect to bids under this section in the same manner as it applies to bids by an MA organization under such section.”.
(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to bids for contract years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
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