HR 2827
110th Congress
House
Health
Finance and Financial Sector
Insurance premiums
Medical fees
Medical malpractice
Medicare
Physicians
Social Welfare
Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007
Introduced: June 22, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 22, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certain factors and indices in geographic adjustments to the fee schedule for determination of payments for physicians' services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the practice expense geographic index to 1.0 for any location for which the practice expense geographic index is less than 1.0.
Repeals the current termination date in order to extend permanently the 1.0 floor for the work expense geographic index.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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