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HR 1384 111th Congress House Health Federal preemption Health personnel Medicare

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that…

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To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.

Introduced: March 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 9, 2009
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.
Mar 9, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the limiting charges under the Medicare program for non-participating physicians who provide the beneficiary with a specified notice of non-participation and non-acceptance of Medicare payment on an assignment-related basis.

Preempts state laws limiting charges for physicians' services.

What's happening now March 10, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 30, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1384: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1384/
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"H.R. 1384: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1384/.
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H.R. 1384, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1384/.
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[H.R. 1384: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1384/)
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