To apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare Program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for a cost reporting period beginning on or after July 1, 2005, to provide for payments of direct graduate education costs under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in accordance with an alternative payment methodology for eligible hospitals in or adjacent to a major disaster area which have established a program to educate residents displaced from a graduate medical education (GME) program impacted by such disaster.

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Timeline

1. 10 July 2008

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 10 July 2008

   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. 10 July 2008

   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

4. 10 July 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 10 July 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 July 2008 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 July 2008

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 July 2008

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 July 2008

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Sponsors

• Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Steve Scalise · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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