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HR 5723 113th Congress House Health Child health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Medicaid Medicare Rural conditions and development Women's health

Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act

Introduced: November 17, 2014 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 17, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 17, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that the primary care services furnished in 2015 and 2016 by a physician with a primary specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine be paid at a rate that is not less than 100% of the payment rate that applies to such services and physician under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

Extends this 100% of Medicare payment floor under certain conditions to the following providers, who are self-attested as Board-certified and at least 60% of whose services billed for under Medicaid must be for primary care services: (1) physicians with a primary specialty designation of obstetrics and gynecology; (2) advanced practice clinicians; (3) rural health clinics, federally-qualified health centers, or other specified health clinics; and (4) nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse-midwives.

Excludes from coverage of primary care services any such services provided in an emergency department of a hospital.

What's happening now November 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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