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HR 902 111th Congress House Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Medicare Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

MediFair Act of 2009

Introduced: February 4, 2009 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

MediFair Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Requires such adjustments in order to make the state average per beneficiary amount equal to the national average per beneficiary amount.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to develop recommendations on policies and practices that would encourage: (1) healthy outcomes and quality care under the Medicare program in states with respect to which payments are reduced under such system; and (2) the efficient use of payments made under the Medicare program in such states.

What's happening now February 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1