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HR 5290 111th Congress House

More Doctors, More Choices Act of 2010

Official title: To permit physicians and suppliers a new election to become Medicare participating physicians and suppliers if Medicare physician fee schedule rates are extended.

Introduced: May 12, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 12, 2010
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.
May 12, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 12, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

More Doctors, More Choices Act 0f 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), if a Medicare SGR extension law is enacted during the 111th Congress, to permit a non-participating physician or supplier who furnishes (or may furnish) services for which payment is made under the Medicare physician fee schedule (or would be so made but for a private contract with a Medicare beneficiary) to elect during a certain period to become a Medicare participating physician or supplier.

Defines Medicare SGR extension law as one that extends or revises for at least one year the amount of the conversion factor used in updating payments under the physicians fee schedule so that it is not lower than the conversion factor for May 2010.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 12, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5290: More Doctors, More Choices Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5290/
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"H.R. 5290: More Doctors, More Choices Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5290/.
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H.R. 5290, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5290/.
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