Medicare Clinical Practice Patterns Act of 1999
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 8, 1999)
Medicare Clinical Practice Patterns Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish: (1) clinical profiles of the practice patterns of health care providers providing items and services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to determine how their practice patterns compare to each other; and (2) a method for public dissemination of summary information on such profiles without identifying the patient involved.
Permits the Secretary, for certain such items and services, to adjust the amount of Medicare payments made to health care providers to encourage their provision of services in a medically appropriate manner and to discourage significant deviations in underservice or in overservice from generally acceptable medical norms.
What just happenedJun 24, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 8, 1999
- Jun 24, 1999CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 16, 1999CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 8, 1999IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 8, 1999IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- Jun 8, 1999IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Jun 8, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1166-1167)
- Jun 8, 1999IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 1999IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House