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Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001

Introduced: July 12, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 12, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jul 12, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to payments for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program, with specified formulae for States whose average per beneficiary amount is: (1) greater than 105 percent of the national average; or (2) less than 95 percent of the national average. Authorizes the Secretary to make specified related adjustments to geographic indices under the Medicare physician fee schedule in certain circumstances.
What's happening now July 23, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 16, 2002
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 6, 2002
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 9, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2483: Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2483/
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"H.R. 2483: Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2483/.
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H.R. 2483, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2483/.
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