HR 3074
111th Congress
House
Health
Health care quality
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Medicare Payment Fairness Act of 2009
Introduced: June 26, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 26, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 26, 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 26, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Payment Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a value index for the physician work component for each Medicare physician fee schedule area.
Requires the Secretary to create a value index for each hospital service area under the inpatient hospital prospective payment system (PPS).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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