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HRES 863 110th Congress House Health Access to health care Medical fees Medicare Physicians Social Welfare

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Medicare physician payment system must be immediately reformed in a long-term manner in order to stabilize Medicare payment to doctors, return equity to the program, and ensure that Medicare patients have access to a doctor of their choice.

Introduced: December 11, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H15400-15402)
Dec 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 11, 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.
Dec 11, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives to: (1) address immediately the issue of the Medicare physician payment system; (2) halt any scheduled cuts to Medicare physician payments; and (3) begin working immediately on a long-term solution that pays physicians in a fair and stable way that ensures Medicare patients have access to a doctor of their choice.

What's happening now December 12, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H15400-15402)

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