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H.R. 3070 (102nd)

Medicare Physician Payment Reform Amendments of 1991

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Introduced

29 July 1991

Last action

9 September 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3], Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4], Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33], Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1], Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2]

Subjects

Healthcare, Budget

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare · Budget

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Summary

Medicare Physician Payment Reform Amendments of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the transition rules for phasing in the resource-based relative value scale (RB RVS) method of payment for physician services to prohibit adjustments for asymmetry in the transition and for behavioral responses. Declares spending under this Act to be an emergency requirement under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and exempt from sequestration.

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Timeline

  1. 29 July 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 July 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 July 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 August 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 9 September 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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