HR 2220
107th Congress
House
Health
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Medicare Dialysis Benefit Improvement Act of 2001
Introduced: June 19, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 2001
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.
Jun 19, 2001
Introduced in House
Jun 19, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1147)
Plain-English summary
Medicare Dialysis Benefit Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) payment under the Medicare Program for four hemodialysis treatments per week for specified patients; and (2) an increased update in the composite payment rate for renal dialysis treatments for FY 2002.
Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 to restore a specified exception to renal dialysis composite rate under rate update provisions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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