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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 See on congress.gov
 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 Congressional Research Service

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 June 27, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4