3.0.0 654 2023-01-15T23:03:28Z 2023-01-15T23:03:28Z Senate S S 2003-03-18 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-03-19T01:33:37Z Medicare Safety Net Access Act of 2003 108 1377 HR 2003-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Identical bill CRS 2003-03-18 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2003-03-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3901-3902) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2003-03-18 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2003-03-18 True H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK 2003-03-18 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2003-04-07 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2003-04-07 False J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2003-04-29 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2003-04-30 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-05-20 False C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2003-05-20 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-05-22 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-05-23 False Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Ambulatory care Bribery Coinsurance Communication in medicine Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to health facilities Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Health maintenance organizations Hospital rates Law Managed care Medical fees Medicare Nursing homes Patients' rights Preventive medicine Quality of care Rebates Social Welfare Health 00 2003-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Amends SSA title XI with respect to criminal penalties for acts involving Federal health care programs, particularly illegal remunerations (kickbacks). Exempts from the prohibition against such remunerations any remuneration: (1) between a certain kind of public or nonprofit private health center entity and any individual or entity providing goods, items, services, donations, loans, or a combination, to such health center entity pursuant to an agreement, if such agreement contributes to the ability of the health center entity to maintain or increase the availability, or enhance the quality, of services provided to a medically underserved population served by the health center entity; and (2) between a FQHC (or an entity controlled by such a health center) and a Medicare+Choice organization pursuant to a specified written agreement.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards relating to the exception for health center entity arrangements to specified anti-kickback penalties.

Amends SSA title XVIII to revise the payment for certain FQHC services furnished to an individual enrolled with a Medicare+Choice organization under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice), allowing for supplemental reimbursement, among other changes.

Amends Medicare+Choice to add additional Medicare+Choice contract requirements.]]>

Medicare Safety Net Access Act of 2003 Display Title Medicare Safety Net Access Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance the access of medicare beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits, to improve the Medicare+Choice program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Safety Net Access Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-03-18T05:00:00Z 2003-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.