S 1249
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Advisory bodies
Health care quality
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 11, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6491-6494)
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine a value index for the physician work component for each Medicare hospital referral area.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1