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115TH CONGRESS [ REPT. 115-832
2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I Part 1
IMPROVING SENIORS ACCESS TO QUALITY BENEFITS ACT
JULY 17, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. BRADY of Texas, from the Committee on Ways and Means,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 4952]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 4952) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of the
inclusion of quality increases in the determination of blended
benchmark amounts under part C of the Medicare program, having
considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ............................................................... 2
A. Purpose and Sum m ary ..................................................................... 2
B. Background and Need for Legislation ............................................ 2
C. Legislative H istory ........................................................................... 3
II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL ................................................................... 4
A. The Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act ................. 4
III. VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE .................................................................... 4
IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL .......................................................... 5
A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects ...................................... 5
B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi-
tures Budget Authority ................................................................. 5
C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office ....... 5
V. OTHER MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER THE RULES OF
TH E H O U SE .............................................................................................. 6
A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ................. 6
B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ............. 6
C. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ............................... 6
D. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited
Tariff B enefits ................................................................................. 7
E. Duplication of Federal Programs .................................................... 7
VI. CORRESPONDEN CE ................................................................................... 8
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