To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
Latest action · Jul 17, 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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in the case of arrangements between two physicians over a longer continuous period during all of which one of them is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2007 to Jul 24, 2007; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Jul 24, 2007 |
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 Jul 11, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 11, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 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.
- Jul 11, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
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 provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2007Introduced in House
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