S 2545
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Health maintenance organizations
Medicare
Preferred provider organizations (Medical care)
Social Welfare
Veterans' hospitals
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas.
Introduced: January 23, 2008
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 23, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and for certain contiguous areas.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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