Medicare Equity and Access Act

Summary

Medicare Equity and Access Act - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) a two-year increase in the minimum percentage increase used in the calculation of annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates; (2) inclusion in the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates of the costs of Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs military facility services to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries; and (3) preemption of duplicative State regulation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a program to provide financial incentive awards to Medicare+Choice organizations offering plans that demonstrate the provision of superior quality health care to enrollees; (2) only award a National Performance Quality Award to Medicare+Choice organizations for plans that demonstrate superior quality in health care; (3) only award a State Performance Quality Award to Medicare+Choice organizations for plans that demonstrate the highest quality in health care furnished in the State; and (4) enter into an arrangement for the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study clinical outcomes, performance, and quality of care under the Medicare+Choice program.

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Timeline

1. 8 May 2003

   Introduced

   Referred 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 May 2003

   Introduced

   Referred 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 May 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 May 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 14 May 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 May 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 May 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 May 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 May 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 May 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• BOBBY RUSH · D · Sponsor
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