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HR 2201 111th Congress House Health Health personnel Medicare

Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009

Introduced: April 30, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 30, 2009
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Apr 30, 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.
Apr 30, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certain factors and indices in geographic adjustments to the fee schedule for determination of payments for physicians' services.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the practice expense geographic index to 1.0 for any location for which the practice expense geographic index is less than 1.0.

Repeals the current termination date in order to extend permanently the 1.0 floor for the work expense geographic index.


What's happening now May 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 4, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2201: Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2201/
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