S. 3078 · 116th Congress
AFIRM Act
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Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019 or the AFIRM Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 17, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: AFIRM Act
Also known as: Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019
Latest action (Dec 17, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 17, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.