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S 1009 111th Congress Senate

Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Care Transitions Program in order to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for Medicare beneficiaries.

Introduced: May 7, 2009 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2009
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 Latest action May 7, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Care Transitions Program under which outcomes-based payments are made to community-based transitional care (CTC) suppliers for: (1) furnishing care transition services to an individual after discharge from inpatient care; (2) improving quality of care; and (3) reducing rehospitalization rates.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1009: Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1009/
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"S. 1009: Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1009/.
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S. 1009, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1009/.
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