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S 1249 111th Congress Senate

Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the Medicare physician fee schedule.

Introduced: June 11, 2009 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesHealth care qualityHealth personnelHospital careMedicare
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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
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 Latest action June 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2844 Related bill Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 11, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1249: Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1249/
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"S. 1249: Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1249/.
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S. 1249, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1249/.
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