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Bill106th CongressFiled Jul 26, 2000Health
H.R. 4968

Medicare Equity and Access Act of 2000

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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 26, 2000)

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.

What just happenedAug 31, 2000

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

Who’s behind it

Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8](R-WA)Sponsor
5 cosponsors4 D1 R
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  1. Aug 31, 2000CommitteeH11000

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

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  2. Jul 26, 2000IntroReferralH11100

    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
  3. Jul 26, 2000IntroReferralH11100-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.

  4. Jul 26, 2000IntroReferralH11100

    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
  5. Jul 26, 2000IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  6. Jul 26, 2000IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Medicare Equity and Access Act of 2000 — Informed