H.R. 5290 · 111th Congress
More Doctors, More Choices Act of 2010
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More Doctors, More Choices Act 0f 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), if a Medicare SGR extension law is enacted during the 111th Congress, to permit a non-participating physician or supplier who furnishes (or may furnish) services for which payment is made under the Medicare physician fee schedule (or would be so made but for…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 12, 2010
More Doctors, More Choices Act 0f 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), if a Medicare SGR extension law is enacted during the 111th Congress, to permit a non-participating physician or supplier who furnishes (or may furnish) services for which payment is made under the Medicare physician fee schedule (or would be so made but for a private contract with a Medicare beneficiary) to elect during a certain period to become a Medicare participating physician or supplier.
Defines Medicare SGR extension law as one that extends or revises for at least one year the amount of the conversion factor used in updating payments under the physicians fee schedule so that it is not lower than the conversion factor for May 2010.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: More Doctors, More Choices Act of 2010
Latest action (May 17, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 12, 2010
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.