HR 1730
110th Congress
House
Health
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Medicare
Rural health
Social Welfare
MedPAC Rural Representation Act
Introduced: March 28, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2007
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.
Mar 28, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
MedPAC Rural Representation Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that the proportion of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) who represent the interests of health care providers and Medicare beneficiaries located in rural areas be no less than the proportion of the total number of Medicare beneficiaries who reside in such areas.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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