Medicare Efficiency Incentive Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 18, 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.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Efficiency Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize an incentive payment equal to 5% of the payment amount for certain physicians' services furnished by a participating physician in an efficient area.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 17, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 18, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 17, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1477-1478)
- Jun 17, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jun 17, 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.
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 E1477 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Jun 17, 2009 |
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 Medicare physician incentive payments for efficient areas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Efficiency Incentive Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2009Introduced in House
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