Medicare Equity and Access Act of 2000

Summary

Medicare Equity and Access Act of 2000 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) elimination of reduction in Medicare+Choice payment rates by neutrality adjustments; (2) modification of the application of blended capitation rate area-specific and national percentages for years after 2000; (3) an increase in the baseline of the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage for years after 2000; and (4) inclusion of costs of certain Department of Defense military treatment facility services to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates.

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Timeline

1. 26 July 2000

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. 26 July 2000

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. 26 July 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 July 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 31 August 2000

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 July 2000 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 2000

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 2000

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 July 2000

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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