To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors under the Medicare program and to permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill alters provisions relating to the determination of geographic adjustment factors for the payment of physician services under Medicare, and makes permanent certain adjustments for services furnished in Wisconsin and Iowa.

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Timeline

1. 21 September 2017

   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

2. 21 September 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 September 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 September 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 September 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 September 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 September 2017

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Sponsors

• David Young · R · Sponsor
• RON KIND · D · Sponsor
• Rod Blum · R · Sponsor
• Sean Duffy · R · Sponsor
• David Loebsack · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Mike Gallagher · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
• Gwen Moore · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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