US Congress Senate Bill 648 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3556-3557)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare if such services were furnished by a non-FQHC health care provider or health care professional employed by or under contract with an FQHC. Permits payment for hospital-based services. Provides for a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare-covered services provided by FQHCs.

Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-19		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3556-3557)
2009-03-19		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3556)

HB1643 (Related) 2009-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/648/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s648/BILLS-111s648is.pdf