Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 27, 2007 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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certain factors and indices in geographic adjustments to the fee schedule for determination of payments for physicians' services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the practice expense geographic index to 1.0 for any location for which the practice expense geographic index is less than 1.0.
Repeals the current termination date in order to extend permanently the 1.0 floor for the work expense geographic index.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2007 to May 8, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Jun 22, 2007 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jul 13, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Oct 9, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 29, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 8, 2008 |
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 Jun 22, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 22, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 22, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2007Referred 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.
- Jun 22, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2007 | Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Aug 3, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a floor of 1.0 for the practice expense and for the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2007Introduced in House
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