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HR 2836 107th Congress House Health Capitation (Medical care) Health maintenance organizations Managed care Medicare Medicare managed care Social Welfare

Medicare+Choice Equity and Access Act of 2001

Introduced: September 5, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 5, 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.
Sep 5, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare+Choice Equity and Access Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to calculation of annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates to: (1) give Medicare+Choice organizations the option to receive payment based on the annual area-specific Medicare+Choice capitation rate for the Medicare+Choice payment area involved; (2) permanently remove application of the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the calculation of the blended capitation rate; and (3) revise the formula used to calculate the national standardized annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate to reflect Medicare+Choice enrollment.
What's happening now September 17, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4