H.R.2 has replaced H.R.1470

H.R.2, "Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015" replaces
H.R.1470, "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of
2015"

Yesterday, March 24, H.R.2 was introduced in the House of
Representatives. H.R. 1470, the subject of recent Quote of the Day
messages, has been included in H.R. 2 as Title I. H.R.2 is the
legislation that the House will pass tomorrow.

The bill is now 263 pages long. It contains the following Titles:

TITLE I--SGR REPEAL AND MEDICARE PROVIDER PAYMENT MODERNIZATION
SGR repeal and replacement with MIPS and APMs

TITLE II--MEDICARE AND OTHER HEALTH EXTENDERS
Twenty-one Medicare and other health extenders, including extension
of funding for community health centers and the National Health Service
Corps

TITLE III--CHIP
Two year extension of CHIP

TITLE IV--OFFSETS
Means-tested Medicare premiums and elimination of deductible coverage
in Medigap plans

TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS
Twenty-five miscellaneous provisions

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2/text


THIS EXPANSION OF THE ACT DOES NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
SENT OUT EARLIER TODAY:

1. REPEAL SGR

2. EXTEND CHIP FINANCING FOR FOUR MORE YEARS

3. EXTEND FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

4. REJECT UNPROVEN AND DETRIMENTAL POLICIES CONTAINED IN THE ACT

In addition, beneficial measures added to H.R.2 should be enacted, but
they need to be sorted out from inappropriate or deleterious policies
that have been added to this act.

At this time Congress should simply repeal SGR, fund CHIP, fund
community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, and
refer all other provisions for further study by the appropriate committees.