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S 654 111th Congress Senate

Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.

Introduced: March 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth personnelMedicaidMusculoskeletal and skin diseases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 19, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3565)
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 19, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1625 Identical bill Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 3
R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 27, 2010
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 22, 2010
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 24, 2010
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 23, 2010
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2010
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 29, 2009
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 6, 2009
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 11, 2009
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 20, 2009
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 30, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 654: Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-654/
MLA
"S. 654: Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-654/.
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S. 654, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-654/.
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