MediFair Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 27, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
MediFair Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under Medicare parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Requires such adjustments in order to make the state average per beneficiary amount equal to the national average per beneficiary amount.
Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to develop recommendations on policies and practices that would encourage: (1) healthy outcomes and quality care under the Medicare program in states with respect to which payments are reduced under such system, and (2) the efficient use of payments made under the Medicare program in such states.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 17, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Feb 17, 2015 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 17, 2015 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 17, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 27, 2015 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 20, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 17, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2015Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H1073H.R. 1012 | — | Feb 17, 2015 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 27, February 17, 2015, page H1073.
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 improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- MediFair Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2015Introduced in House
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