Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009

Summary

Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2009 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certain factors and indices in geographic adjustments to the fee schedule for determination of payments for physicians' services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the practice expense geographic index to 1.0 for any location for which the practice expense geographic index is less than 1.0. Repeals the current termination date in order to extend permanently the 1.0 floor for the work expense geographic index.

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Timeline

1. 30 April 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 April 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to House Energy and Commerce

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 April 2009

   Introduced

   Referred 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 April 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 4 May 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] · D · Cosponsor
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