HR 1052
116th Congress
House
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.
Introduced: February 7, 2019
Introduced by:
Sewell, Terri A.
Democratic
· Alabama
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 7, 2019
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 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill allows direct payment, under the Medicare program, to physician assistants for certain services furnished to enrollees.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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