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HR 2773 111th Congress House

Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: June 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Health care qualityHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 9, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 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.
Jun 9, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 9, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1347)
Jun 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 10, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of benefits for transitional care services for qualified individuals following discharge from a hospital or critical access hospital.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1295 Identical bill Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Bright, Bobby
· Sep 16, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 16, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Jul 27, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 8, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 24, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Jun 9, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2773: Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2773/
MLA
"H.R. 2773: Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2773/.
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H.R. 2773, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2773/.
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