All Information (Except Text) for H.R.6819 - To amend the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 to eliminate certain inappropriate changes in law made to the Medicare Advantage program.110th Congress (2007-2008)
To amend the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 to eliminate certain inappropriate changes in law made to the Medicare Advantage program.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
08/01/2008
Introduced in House
08/01/2008 Introduced in House
All Actions (5)
Date
All Actions
08/01/2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
08/01/2008
Referred to House Energy and Commerce Action By: House of Representatives
08/01/2008
Referred to House Ways and Means Action By: House of Representatives
08/01/2008
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
08/01/2008
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
08/01/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
08/01/2008 Referred to House Energy and Commerce
08/01/2008 Referred to House Ways and Means
08/01/2008 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
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House Ways and Means
08/01/2008
Referred to
House Energy and Commerce
08/01/2008
Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
08/01/2008
Referred to
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Amends the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) to repeal provisions relating to: (1) the requirement for certain nonemployer Medicare Advantage (MA) private fee-for-service plans to use contracts with providers; (2) the moratorium on authority to designate other plans as specialized MA plans for special needs individuals; (3) the limitation on out-of-pocket costs for dual eligibles and qualified Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a specialized MA plan for special needs individuals; (4) access to Medicare reasonable cost reimbursement contract plans, especially the prohibition on extension of such a contract in certain circumstances; and (5) the requirement for a study and report to Congress by the Comptroller General of the reasons (if any) why reasonable cost contracts are unable to become MA plans.
Restores the corresponding provisions of the Social Security Act as they were before the amendments made by MIPPA.
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (08/01/2008)
Amends the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) to repeal provisions relating to: (1) the requirement for certain nonemployer Medicare Advantage (MA) private fee-for-service plans to use contracts with providers; (2) the moratorium on authority to designate other plans as specialized MA plans for special needs individuals; (3) the limitation on out-of-pocket costs for dual eligibles and qualified Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a specialized MA plan for special needs individuals; (4) access to Medicare reasonable cost reimbursement contract plans, especially the prohibition on extension of such a contract in certain circumstances; and (5) the requirement for a study and report to Congress by the Comptroller General of the reasons (if any) why reasonable cost contracts are unable to become MA plans.
Restores the corresponding provisions of the Social Security Act as they were before the amendments made by MIPPA.