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S 2542 107th Congress Senate

Medicare Incentive Access Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a medicare demonstration project under which incentive payments are provided in certain are… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a medicare demonstration project under which incentive payments are provided in certain areas in order to stabilize, maintain, or increase access to primary care services for individuals enrolled under part B of such title.

Introduced: May 22, 2002 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4709-4710)
May 22, 2002
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 Latest action May 22, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Incentive Access Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) to establish a three-year demonstration project under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall: (1) select one or more Federal rural health research centers within the Health Resources Services Administration to develop a methodology for designating Medicare health professional shortage areas; (2) select five States as demonstration sites and designate Medicare health professional shortage areas in them; and (3) provide incentive payments to primary care physicians to service those shortage areas.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4845 Identical bill Medicare Incentive Access Act of 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2542: Medicare Incentive Access Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2542/
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"S. 2542: Medicare Incentive Access Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2542/.
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S. 2542, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2542/.
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