Sec. 2. Table of contents
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The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Sequester Relief Sec. 101. Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Title II—Revenue Sec. 201. Permanent extension of modifications to earned income tax credit. Sec. 202. 35-percent limitation on certain deductions and exclusions. Sec. 203. Repeal of medical device tax. Title III—Healthcare Savings Subtitle A—Medicare and Medicaid provisions Sec. 301.
Freeze income-related thresholds in calculation of Medicare part B and part D premiums. Sec. 302. Adjustment to applicable percentage increase for Medicare part B and D premiums for high-income beneficiaries. Sec. 303. Improved benefit structure. Sec. 304. Prohibition on first-dollar coverage under medigap policies and development of new standards for medigap policies. Sec. 305. Adjust Post-Acute Payment Updates. Sec. 306. Payment bundling for post-acute care
(PAC)under Medicare. Sec. 307. Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost. Sec. 308. Reduce Excess Subsidies to Teaching Hospitals. Sec. 309. Equalizing payment for certain covered OPD services and physicians’ services. Sec. 310. Medicare Advantage coding intensity adjustment. Sec. 311. Modifications to cost-sharing reductions under Medicare part D for low-income individuals. Sec. 312. Rebase Medicare payments at post-sequester levels. Sec. 313. Phased-in reduction of allowable provider taxes under Medicaid. Subtitle B—Medical Malpractice Reform Sec. 321. Definitions. Sec. 322. Encouraging speedy resolution of claims. Sec. 323. Compensating patient injury. Sec. 324. Maximizing patient recovery. Sec. 325. Additional HEALTH benefits. Sec. 326. Effect on other laws. Sec. 327. State flexibility and protection of States’ rights. Sec. 328. State demonstration programs to evaluate alternatives to current medical tort litigation. Sec. 329. Affirmative defense based on compliance with best practice guidelines. Sec. 330. Medical malpractice reform State incentive fund. Sec. 331. Sense of Congress concerning additional reforms. Sec. 332. Applicability; effective date. Title IV—Social Security Savings Sec. 401. Adjustments in supplemental security income benefits for certain long-time beneficiaries. Title V—Other Mandatory Savings and Receipts Sec. 501. Conversion to chained CPI. Sec. 502. Adjustment for inflation of fees for certain customs services. Sec. 503. Adjustment for inflation of TSA service security fees and fee levels. Sec. 504. Dividends and surplus funds of reserve banks. Sec. 505. Cost-saving reforms for Federal Crop Insurance Program. Sec. 506. Federal employee annuities. Sec. 507. Repayment plans. Sec. 508. REPAYE. Sec. 509. Public service loan forgiveness.