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S 775 107th Congress Senate

Geriatric Care Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for reim… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services provided under the medicare program.

Introduced: November 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Apr 25, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 25, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3925-3926)
Apr 25, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 25, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Geriatric Care Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payments to hospitals for direct graduate medical education costs and the limitation on the number of full-time-equivalent residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine. Provides for the disregard of up to three geriatric residents in applying such limitation.

Amends SSA title XVIII, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for Medicare coverage of care coordination and assessment services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1455 Related bill States' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 1, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 775: Geriatric Care Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-775/
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"S. 775: Geriatric Care Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-775/.
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S. 775, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-775/.
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