S 2568
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Law
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Quality of care
Rural health
Social Welfare
MediFair Act of 2002
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5563-5567)
May 23, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4862-4863)
May 23, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
MediFair Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
Requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to develop recommendations on policies and practices that would encourage: (1) healthy outcomes and quality care under the Medicare program in States with respect to which payments are reduced under such system; and (2) the efficient use of payments made under the Medicare program in such States.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5563-5567)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1