US Congress House Bill 2128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

STEAM (Stripping the E-Prescribe Arbitrary Mandates) Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare payments for physicians' services to: (1) repeal administrative penalties (payment adjustments) for eligible professionals who are not successful electronic prescribers, (2) remove e-prescribing as an element for demonstrating meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology, and (3) exclude e-prescribing from shared savings program reporting requirements.

STEAM (Stripping The E-Prescribe Arbitrary Mandates) Act of 2011

Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-03	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-03	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2128/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2128/BILLS-112hr2128ih.pdf