HR 5955
109th Congress
House
Health
Anesthetics
Hospital care
Housing and Community Development
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Rural health
Social Welfare
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2006
Introduced: July 28, 2006
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 28, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by a physician who is an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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