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HR 155 101th Congress House Health Medical fees Medicare Physicians Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 11, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payments for physicians' services be made on an assigned basis.

What's happening now February 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-155/
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"H.R. 155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-155/.
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H.R. 155, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-155/.
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[H.R. 155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-155/)
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