S 379
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Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act of 2003
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
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Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2363)
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 379: Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-379/
"S. 379: Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-379/.
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