H.R. 2201 · 111th Congress
Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 30, 2009
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009
Latest action (May 4, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 30, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.