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S. 1776 (111th)

Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009

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Introduced

13 October 2009

Last action

21 October 2009 · Vote

Status

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 325. (consideration: CR S10613-10614; text: CR S10613-10614)

Sponsors

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]

Subjects

Healthcare, Taxation

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare · Taxation

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Summary

Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require an update of 0% to the single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2010 and following years. Sunsets as of the end of 2008 the mandatory annual publication in the Federal Register of the sustainable growth rate for all physicians' services for a fiscal year (which is an element in the formula for calculating the update adjustment factor as well as other factors in the determination of the Medicare physician fee schedule).

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Timeline

  1. 13 October 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 13 October 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10366-10367)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 October 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 October 2009

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 15 October 2009

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S10465)

    Source: Floor

  6. 21 October 2009

    Vote

    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 325. (consideration: CR S10613-10614; text: CR S10613-10614)

    Source: Floor

Votes

21 October 2009 · Cloture Motion Rejected · On the Cloture Motion S. 1776 · Cloture Motion Rejected · Official source

Yes 47 · No 53 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 14 October 2009

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 14 October 2009

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 13 October 2009

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