Bill to prohibit ICD-10 roll-out introduced; AMA gives support

As the Oct. 1, 2014, implementation deadline for ICD-10 draws closer, legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to bar the federal government from rolling out the new code set. The Cutting Costly Codes Act, introduced by Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, would prohibit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from implementing, administering or enforcing current regulations that require the new code set to take effect and would commission a federal study to identify ways to mitigate disruptions caused by any replacement of the ICD-9 code set.