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H.R. 3961 (111th)
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Introduced
29 October 2009
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 111-141.
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Summary
Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment system for determining the annual updates to the Medicare physician fee schedule. Sets as a transitional update for 2010 to the single conversion factor in the formula for determining the schedule the percentage increase in the Medicare economic index (MEI, a price index of inputs required to produce physician services). Rebases the update adjustment factor for 2011 and subsequent years by: (1) making the allowed expenditures for 2009 under the schedule equal to the actual expenditures for physicians' services during 2009; and (2) changing from 1996 to 2009 (or, if later, the fifth year before the year involved) the reference point for calculating the cumulative adjustment component to expenditure targets in the formula. Limits to physicians' services under the fee schedule (excluding those incidental to a physician visit) the services covered in the target growth rate computation. Establishes two categories of physician services: (1) evaluation, management, and preventive services; and (2) all other physician services. Prescribes a separate target growth rate and conversion factor update for each such category.
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Documents
18 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 27 February 2010
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 27 February 2010
Public Law
summary · EN · 25 February 2010
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 24 February 2010
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 24 February 2010
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 24 February 2010
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 20 January 2010
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 20 January 2010
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 24 December 2009
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 24 December 2009
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 19 November 2009
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 19 November 2009
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 19 November 2009
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 October 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 October 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 29 October 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3961
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3961