AFIRM Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019 or the AFIRM Act
This bill makes a series of administrative and procedural changes to the Medicare appeals process, such as authorizing the creation of Medicare magistrates to handle smaller claims and allowing adjudicators to consolidate cases under certain circumstances.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 17, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Dec 17, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the efficiency of the Medicare appeals process, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AFIRM Act
- Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative remedies
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Evidence and witnesses
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Medicare
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
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