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Official Title as Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend and revise incentive payments for physician scarcity areas under part B of the Medicare Program.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
06/26/2008Introduced in House

All Actions (6)

Date All Actions
07/09/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Ways and Means
06/26/2008Referred to House Ways and Means
Action By: House of Representatives
06/26/2008Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Action By: House of Representatives
06/26/2008Referred 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
06/26/2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
06/26/2008Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

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Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Energy and Commerce06/26/2008 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health06/26/2008 Referred to
House Ways and Means06/26/2008 Referred to
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health07/09/2008 Referred to

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Introduced in House (06/26/2008)

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend through July 1, 2012, Medicare incentive payments for physician scarcity areas; and (2) establish new rules for scarcity areas in the case of physicians' services furnished on or after July 1, 2008.

Direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study whether the primary and specialist care ratios applied under such new rules are appropriate to provide the proper incentive payments for physician scarcity areas.