Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 23, 2009 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.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare if such services were furnished by a non-FQHC health care provider or health care professional employed by or under contract with an FQHC.
Permits payment for hospital-based services.
Provides for a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare-covered services provided by FQHCs.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2009 to Sep 29, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jul 10, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 13, 2010 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Sep 16, 2010 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 29, 2010 |
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 Mar 19, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Mar 19, 2009Referred 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.
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
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. 111-54 | COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM DISCUSSION DRAFT1,055 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 23, 2009–Jun 25, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 648 | Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009 | Related bill | Mar 19, 2009 |
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 establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to account for expansions in the scope of services provided by Federally qualified health centers since the inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced 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.
