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HR 2897 110th Congress House

Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to account for expansions in the scope of services provided by Federally qualified health centers since the inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: June 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 28, 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 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare if such services were furnished by a non-FQHC health care provider or health care professional employed by or under contract with an FQHC.

Permits payment for hospital-based services.

Provides for a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare-covered services provided by FQHCs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2188 Related bill Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 30, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2008
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 2, 2008
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2897: Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2897/
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"H.R. 2897: Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2897/.
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H.R. 2897, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2897/.
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