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Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act

Introduced: February 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that the proportion of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) who represent the interests of health care providers and Medicare beneficiaries located in rural areas be no less than the proportion of the total number of Medicare beneficiaries who reside in such areas.

Directs MEDPAC and MACPAC to provide for full and timely public disclosure of their proceedings via the Internet or other easy public access.

What's happening now February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Rodgers, Cathy
· Feb 8, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Feb 8, 2011
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Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 560: Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-560/
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"H.R. 560: Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-560/.
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