Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department
Rep. Joyce and Rep. Dingell Introduce Bipartisan ABC-ED Act to Cut Emergency Room Wait Times
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to two House committees for review. It is actively moving as it waits for these committees to examine the proposal before it can move forward. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
The bill has strong bipartisan support from leaders in both parties, but it is currently in the early stages of the committee process.
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Medicaid enrollees use emergency departments at higher rates than other insurance groups, partly because of difficulty accessing primary care. Reducing ER boarding and crowding could improve the quality of emergency care these patients receive. The CMMI pilot programs could also eventually generate new care models that benefit Medicaid populations, though the bill's pilots are not specifically targeted at them.
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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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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2 articlesLawmakers take aim at boarding in hospital emergency rooms
The Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act would authorize the collection of data on patient volumes and direct studies to improve emergency care. The bipartisan bill seeks to modernize infrastructure for tracking hospital beds to reduce wait times and ambulance delays.
More ER Patients Waiting Hours, Days For A Hospital Bed
A study of 1,500 hospitals found ER boarding has reached peak levels. The American College of Emergency Physicians is urging support for the ABC-ED Act, which would expand real-time tracking of hospital bed capacity and pilot new care transitions for the elderly to alleviate the gridlock.
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Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department
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