Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Provisions Relating to Medicare Part A Sec. 101. Development of Medicare study for HCPCS version of MS–DRG codes for similar hospital services. Sec. 102. Establishing beneficiary equity in the Medicare hospital readmission program. Sec. 103. Five-year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program.
Sec. 104. Regulatory relief for LTCHs. Sec. 105. Savings from IPPS MACRA pay-for through not applying documentation and coding adjustments. Title II—Provisions Relating to Medicare Part B Sec. 201. Continuing Medicare payment under HOPD prospective payment system for services furnished by mid-build off-campus outpatient departments of providers. Sec. 202. Treatment of cancer hospitals in off-campus outpatient department of a provider policy. Sec. 203. Treatment of eligible professionals in ambulatory surgical centers for meaningful use and MIPS.
Title III—Other Medicare Provisions Sec. 301. Delay in authority to terminate contracts for Medicare Advantage plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings. Sec. 302. Requirement for enrollment data reporting for Medicare. Sec. 303. Updating the Welcome to Medicare package.