Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 25, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act regarding the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries for professional services. Outlines specific requirements for private contracts between Medicare beneficiaries and physicians or health care practitioners for services for which no Medicare claims may be submitted.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2005 to Dec 5, 2006, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Shelley Sekula Gibbs | Dec 5, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Feb 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 9, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2005Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2005Introduced in House
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