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Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act of 2003

Introduced: February 12, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2363)
Feb 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2362-2363)
Feb 12, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish procedures under which the Secretary, and not the physician furnishing the service, is responsible for determining when a payment is required to be made under the Medicare incentive (bonus) payment program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish and implement an ongoing educational program to provide education to physicians under the Medicare program on the Medicare incentive payment program; and (2) conduct an ongoing study of such program for annual reports to Congress.

What's happening now February 12, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2363)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1