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HR 4304 108th Congress House Health Case mix (Medical care) Commerce Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government trust funds Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Insurance companies Managed care Medical fees Medicare Social Welfare Subsidies

Medicare Preservation and Anti-Privatization Act

Introduced: May 6, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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May 21, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 11, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2004
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.
May 6, 2004
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Preservation and Anti-Privatization Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to eliminate the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide, beginning with 2005, for adjustment of payment rates to Medicare+Choice organizations so that they reflect only the payment at 100 percent of the fee-for-service rate.

Provides that, in applying risk adjustment factors to payment to Medicare+Choice organizations in a budget neutral manner, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall assure that such factors, in the aggregate, take into account the actual characteristics of the entire Medicare population, and not merely the population of individuals enrolled under a Medicare+Choice plan under part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSA title XVIII.

What's happening now May 21, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9