HR 2126 · 114th Congress · Health
Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-05-14)
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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