US Congress House Bill 902 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

MediFair Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Requires such adjustments in order to make the state average per beneficiary amount equal to the national average per beneficiary amount. Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to develop recommendations on policies and practices that would encourage: (1) healthy outcomes and quality care under the Medicare program in states with respect to which payments are reduced under such system; and (2) the efficient use of payments made under the Medicare program in such states.

MediFair Act of 2009

Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]	Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-04		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-02-04		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-02-04		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.

SB382 (Related) 2009-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/902/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr902/BILLS-111hr902ih.pdf