US Congress House Bill 2201 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certain factors and indices in geographic adjustments to the fee schedule for determination of payments for physicians' services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the practice expense geographic index to 1.0 for any location for which the practice expense geographic index is less than 1.0. Repeals the current termination date in order to extend permanently the 1.0 floor for the work expense geographic index.

Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009

Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-04-30		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-04-30		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-04-30		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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2201/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2201/BILLS-111hr2201ih.pdf