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Save Medicare Act of 2008

Introduced: May 20, 2008 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 20, 2008
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.
May 20, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Medicare Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to: (1) increase the Medicare physician payment update for 2009; and (2) extend the physician quality reporting system, the incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas, the floor on the work geographic adjustment to the physician fee schedule, and the accommodation for physicians ordered to active duty in the armed services.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act should be deficit neutral over the five year period beginning on October 1, 2008; and (2) Congress should address the challenges facing the Medicare program in a fiscally responsible manner.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Medicare program should provide payments to physicians and other health professionals that serve as positive incentives for participation in voluntary initiatives to improve health care quality; and (2) financing for such initiatives should be non-punitive and exempt from the Medicare physician fee schedule budget neutrality requirements.

What's happening now May 23, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2785 Identical bill Save Medicare Act of 2008
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 26, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 22, 2008
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6091: Save Medicare Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6091/
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