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Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005

Introduced: October 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 7, 2005
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.
Oct 7, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) extend the period reasonable cost reimbursement contracts under Medicare can remain in the market, and the period during which they can be modified to expand their service area; and (2) apply to extended or renewed reasonable cost contracts certain requirements under Medicare part C (Medicare Advantage).

What's happening now October 17, 2005

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Oct 28, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 28, 2005
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 18, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4050: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4050/
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"H.R. 4050: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4050/.
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H.R. 4050, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4050/.
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