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S 856 109th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum medicare deadlines for filing claims to take into account delay in processing adjustment from secondary payor status to…

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum medicare deadlines for filing claims to take into account delay in processing adju… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum medicare deadlines for filing claims to take into account delay in processing adjustment from secondary payor status to primary payor status.

Introduced: April 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 20, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 20, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum Medicare claims filing deadlines to account for any delay in processing adjustments from secondary to primary payor status.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 20, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 856: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum medicare deadlines for filing claims to take into account delay in processing adjustment from secondary payor status to primary payor status.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-856/
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"S. 856: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum medicare deadlines for filing claims to take into account delay in processing adjustment from secondary payor status to primary payor status.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-856/.
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S. 856, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-856/.
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[S. 856: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum medicare deadlines for filing claims to take into account delay in processing adjustment from secondary payor status to primary payor status.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-856/)
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