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S 440 109th Congress Senate Health Medicaid Medical fees Physicians Social Welfare

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1655)
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program.

What's happening now February 17, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 699 Identical bill To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians …
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2006
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 28, 2005
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 21, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 18, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 440: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-440/
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"S. 440: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-440/.
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S. 440, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-440/.
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