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S. 1707 (IS) - Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/1:
- Congress Number
- 107th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- November 15, 2001
- Action
- Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Frist, Mr. Warner, Mr. Helms, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
- Bill Number
- S. 1707
- Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate (IS)
- Short Title
- Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001
- Full Title
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to specify the update for payments under the medicare physician fee schedule for 2002 and to direct the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in determining such update in subsequent years.
- Sponsors
- James M. Jeffords(VT)
- Cosponsors
- John B. Breaux (LA); Jon Kyl (AZ); John F. Kerry (MA); Jeff Bingaman (NM); Gordon H. Smith (OR); William H. Frist (TN); John Warner (VA); Jesse Helms (NC); Tom Harkin (IA); Susan M. Collins (ME); Richard C. Shelby (AL); Olympia J. Snowe (ME); Patty Murray (WA)
- Committees
- Committee on Finance (Standing)
- United States Code Reference
- 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4
- Sponsor:
- Jeffords, James M.
- Committee Assignment:
- Senate Committee on Finance
| Version | Links related document details | |
|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2001 | Introduced in Senate (is) | details |
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