To amend section 1848 of the Social Security Act to provide for a 4-year transition in reductions in relative value units for certain newly bundled services to allow physician practice time to adjust to new payment rates.
Latest action · Nov 30, 2010 Referred to House Ways and Means
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 30, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for determining the relative value of physicians' services for fee payment purposes.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for a 4-year transition applicable in the case of codes (for services) for which: (1) a single code is used for payment for services for which multiple codes were previously used; and (2) a change in relative value units results in a reduction in such units of 10% or more. Applies this 4-year transition to the number of percentage points of the reduction in excess of 10%.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2010 to Dec 17, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Dec 8, 2010 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Dec 8, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 8, 2010 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Dec 16, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Dec 16, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Dec 17, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2010Introduced in House
- Nov 30, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Nov 30, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means
- Nov 30, 2010Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Nov 30, 2010Introduced in House
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