HCONRES 231
109th Congress
House
Health
Access to health care
Clinics
Medicaid
Medical economics
Medically uninsured
Preventive medicine
Social Welfare
Welfare recipients
Recognizing the benefits and importance of Federally-qualified health centers and the Medicaid prospective payment system for such centers.
Introduced: July 28, 2005
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Introduced
In committee
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Became law
Aug 5, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 29, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1681)
Jul 28, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Medicaid prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers is critical to ensuring that both Medicaid recipients and the nation's uninsured population have access to quality affordable primary and preventive care services.
Recognizes the critical role of such health centers as an essential source of care for millions of Medicaid recipients and uninsured Americans and supports continuation of the prospective payment system in helping to maintain this system of care.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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