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S. 688 - Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015

Health. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015

S. 688 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015
  • Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015
Sponsor
Joe Manchin, III
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hospital care
  • Medicare
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/10/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/10/2015
3/10/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
3/10/2015Introduced in Senate
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$8,196,785
$508,239
$1,193,346
$10,272,691
$224,126
$20,395,187
$0
8 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015

8 organizations supported this bill

America's Essential Hospitals
America's Essential Hospitals (2016, March 2). OUR VIEW: ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS RELY ON A ROBUST MEDICARE PROGRAM. Retrieved June 13, 2016, from America's Essential Hospitals.
American Hospital Association
Pollack, Rick (2015, March 10). AHA to Sen. Rob Portman Expressing Support for S. 688. Retrieved March 11, 2015, from American Hospital Association.
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Stock, Peter G. & Reich, David J. (2015, March 19). ASTS Letter of Support for S. 688/H.R. 1343. Retrieved June 13, 2016, from American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of American Medical Colleges (2015, March 10). AAMC Applauds Members of Congress for Addressing Flaw in Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Retrieved March 11, 2015, from Association of American Medical Colleges.
National Association of Urban Hospitals
Kugler, Ellen (2016, February 24). NAUH Supports H.R. 1343 and S. 688. Retrieved June 13, 2016, from National Association of Urban Hospitals.
National Retiree Legislative Network
Kadereit, Bill (2015, June 18). NRLN Ltr Thank You S. 688 Senator Manchin. Retrieved June 13, 2016, from National Retiree Legislative Network.
Premier
Childs, Blair (2015, March 10). Premier statement on Senate Introduction of the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015, from Premier.
Society of Hospital Medicine
Harrington, Robert (2015, September 15). Support for Risk Adjusting Readmissions Reduction Program. Retrieved June 13, 2016, from Society of Hospital Medicine.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$271,855$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$259,268$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$147,901$0
John BarrassoRWY$396,043$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$352,268$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$121,165$0
Roy BluntRMO$351,305$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$137,448$0
John BoozmanRAR$114,604$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$4,500$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$556,513$0
Richard BurrRNC$349,023$0
Maria CantwellDWA$133,305$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$207,883$0
Ben CardinDMD$273,784$0
Tom CarperDDE$102,730$0
Bob CaseyDPA$403,888$0
Bill CassidyRLA$955,842$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$28,300$0
William Thad CochranRMS$92,259$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$160,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$49,650$0
Bob CorkerRTN$245,169$0
John CornynRTX$516,874$0
Tom CottonRAR$271,406$0
Mike CrapoRID$106,502$0
Ted CruzRTX$288,879$0
Steve DainesRMT$76,050$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$95,613$0
Dick DurbinDIL$204,282$0
Mike EnziRWY$96,250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$28,465$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$74,762$0
Deb FischerRNE$96,989$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$162,361$0
Al FrankenDMN$138,998$0
Cory GardnerRCO$181,650$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$245,207$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$167,652$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$203,125$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$498,772$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$121,636$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$46,167$0
Dean HellerRNV$205,200$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$28,219$0
John HoevenRND$29,200$0
Jim InhofeROK$43,300$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$244,625$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$183,339$0
Tim KaineDVA$222,100$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$61,509$0
Mark KirkRIL$259,825$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$123,625$0
James LankfordROK$138,410$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$8,275$0
Mike LeeRUT$81,100$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$91,748$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$204,477$0
John McCainRAZ$117,635$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$205,744$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$859,445$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$381,791$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$107,823$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$54,714$0
Jerry MoranRKS$95,191$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$42,600$0
Chris MurphyDCT$241,427$0
Patty MurrayDWA$263,805$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$358,515$0
Rand PaulRKY$282,338$0
David PerdueRGA$97,000$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$303,207$0
Rob PortmanROH$500,437$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$72,700$0
Harry ReidDNV$239,850$0
Jim RischRID$20,360$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$241,200$0
Mike RoundsRSD$109,400$0
Marco RubioRFL$208,979$0
Bernie SandersIVT$34,377$0
Ben SasseRNE$101,281$0
Brian SchatzDHI$75,144$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$633,101$0
Tim ScottRSC$298,195$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$31,050$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$155,013$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$27,650$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$403,970$0
Dan SullivanRAK$39,862$0
Jon TesterDMT$157,602$0
John ThuneRSD$187,487$0
Thom TillisRNC$199,951$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$521,983$0
Tom UdallDNM$66,682$0
David VitterRLA$31,850$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$250,655$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$408,087$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$90,163$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$64,650$0
Ron WydenDOR$550,728$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$271,855$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$259,268$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$147,901$0
John BarrassoRWY$396,043$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$352,268$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$121,165$0
Roy BluntRMO$351,305$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$137,448$0
John BoozmanRAR$114,604$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$4,500$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$556,513$0
Richard BurrRNC$349,023$0
Maria CantwellDWA$133,305$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$207,883$0
Ben CardinDMD$273,784$0
Tom CarperDDE$102,730$0
Bob CaseyDPA$403,888$0
Bill CassidyRLA$955,842$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$28,300$0
William Thad CochranRMS$92,259$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$160,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$49,650$0
Bob CorkerRTN$245,169$0
John CornynRTX$516,874$0
Tom CottonRAR$271,406$0
Mike CrapoRID$106,502$0
Ted CruzRTX$288,879$0
Steve DainesRMT$76,050$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$95,613$0
Dick DurbinDIL$204,282$0
Mike EnziRWY$96,250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$28,465$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$74,762$0
Deb FischerRNE$96,989$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$162,361$0
Al FrankenDMN$138,998$0
Cory GardnerRCO$181,650$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$245,207$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$167,652$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$203,125$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$498,772$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$121,636$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$46,167$0
Dean HellerRNV$205,200$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$28,219$0
John HoevenRND$29,200$0
Jim InhofeROK$43,300$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$244,625$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$183,339$0
Tim KaineDVA$222,100$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$61,509$0
Mark KirkRIL$259,825$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$123,625$0
James LankfordROK$138,410$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$8,275$0
Mike LeeRUT$81,100$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$91,748$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$204,477$0
John McCainRAZ$117,635$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$205,744$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$859,445$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$381,791$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$107,823$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$54,714$0
Jerry MoranRKS$95,191$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$42,600$0
Chris MurphyDCT$241,427$0
Patty MurrayDWA$263,805$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$358,515$0
Rand PaulRKY$282,338$0
David PerdueRGA$97,000$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$303,207$0
Rob PortmanROH$500,437$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$72,700$0
Harry ReidDNV$239,850$0
Jim RischRID$20,360$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$241,200$0
Mike RoundsRSD$109,400$0
Marco RubioRFL$208,979$0
Bernie SandersIVT$34,377$0
Ben SasseRNE$101,281$0
Brian SchatzDHI$75,144$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$633,101$0
Tim ScottRSC$298,195$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$31,050$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$155,013$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$27,650$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$403,970$0
Dan SullivanRAK$39,862$0
Jon TesterDMT$157,602$0
John ThuneRSD$187,487$0
Thom TillisRNC$199,951$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$521,983$0
Tom UdallDNM$66,682$0
David VitterRLA$31,850$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$250,655$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$408,087$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$90,163$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$64,650$0
Ron WydenDOR$550,728$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Other physician specialists$10,272,691
Hospitals$8,196,785
Health care institutions$1,193,346
Medical schools$508,239
Elderly issues/Social Security$224,126

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
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