HR 2126 · 114th Congress · Health

Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-04-30· Sponsored by Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-05-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing, administering, or enforcing regulations that would replace ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases) with ICD-10 as a code set for financial and administrative transactions involving the electronic exchange of health information. ICD is a system of diagnostic codes for classifying diseases. The Government Accountability Office must recommend steps to mitigate the disruption to health care providers that would result from replacement of ICD-9.…

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Cosponsors (12)

12 Republicans