S 3078
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Health and Human Services
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicare
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
AFIRM Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019 or the AFIRM Act
This bill makes a series of administrative and procedural changes to the Medicare appeals process, such as authorizing the creation of Medicare magistrates to handle smaller claims and allowing adjudicators to consolidate cases under certain circumstances.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1