Geriatric Care Act of 2003
Latest action · Feb 3, 2003 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.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for Medicare coverage of care coordination and assessment services to an individual with a serious and disabling chronic condition.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2003 to Sep 16, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 9, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | May 9, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 14, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | May 14, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 16, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 16, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 16, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2003 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 21, 2003 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 21, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E11)
- Jan 7, 2003Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E11 | Gene Green D-TX | Jan 8, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-6 | ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT IN MEDICARE82 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Feb 25, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services provided under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Geriatric Care Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Ambulatory care
- Caregivers
- Case management
- Chronically ill
- Coinsurance
- Continuum of care
- Disabled
- Drug interactions
- Drug utilization
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Geriatrics
- Health
- Health counseling
- Health education
- Higher education
- Human behavior
- Medical education
- Medical fees
- Medical residents
- Medical tests
- Medicare
- Physicians
- Preventive medicine
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Telephone
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.