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107th Congress
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Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001
Introduced: June 12, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 12, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6138)
Jun 12, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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