HR 1911 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 2001

Introduced May 17, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Jim Saxton R-NJ

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Latest action · Jun 5, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a Medicare subvention demonstration project under which the HHS Secretary, acting under a coordinated care health plan model, shall reimburse the VA Secretary from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for Medicare health care services furnished to targeted Medicare-eligible veterans who volunteer for such project. Requires the demonstration project to be conducted at up to ten sites jointly designated by the Secretaries. Directs the VA Secretary to establish and operate coordinated care health plans to provide benefits to the targeted veterans enrolled in the project.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2001 to Oct 1, 2002; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalMay 17, 2001
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalMay 17, 2001
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMay 17, 2001
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalMay 17, 2001
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloJun 5, 2001
R-NJMarge RoukemaJun 7, 2001
D-VARick BoucherJun 12, 2001
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestJun 13, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJun 19, 2001
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Jun 19, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeJun 20, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostJun 25, 2001
R-MIMike RogersJun 25, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesJun 25, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyJul 10, 2001
R-TXPete SessionsJul 16, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersJul 17, 2001
D-TNBart GordonJul 23, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 23, 2001
R-KSJim RyunJul 23, 2001
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Sep 5, 2001
R-NETom OsborneSep 5, 2001
R-LADavid VitterSep 14, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 21, 2001
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringSep 25, 2001
R-NEDoug BereuterOct 12, 2001
D-CAAdam B. SchiffDec 5, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyDec 5, 2001
D-CABob FilnerMar 12, 2002
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.Mar 12, 2002
R-COJoel HefleyMar 12, 2002
R-FLMark FoleyMar 12, 2002
R-MNMark R. KennedyMar 12, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelMar 12, 2002
R-ILJerry WellerApr 9, 2002
D-MIJohn D. DingellApr 10, 2002
D-NYNita M. LoweyApr 18, 2002
R-MOW. Todd AkinApr 18, 2002
D-MSRonnie ShowsApr 23, 2002
R-SCJoe WilsonMay 21, 2002
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJun 5, 2002
R-NYJohn M. McHughJun 17, 2002
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanSep 9, 2002
D-WARick LarsenSep 9, 2002
D-MIBart StupakSep 17, 2002
D-CTJames H. MaloneyOct 1, 2002

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 17, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 24, 2001
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred May 17, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 5, 2001
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 17, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 1, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 5, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 1, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  3. May 24, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. May 17, 2001Introduced in House
  5. May 17, 2001Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a demonstration project to provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided to certain Medicare-eligible veterans in selected facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 2001

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2001Introduced in House

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