3.0.0 2718 2023-01-11T13:18:53Z 2023-01-11T13:18:53Z House H HR 2009-06-04 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-08T18:14:27Z Referred to 2009-06-04T14:10:22Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-06-04T14:10:21Z Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 111 1380 S 2009-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 111 1110 S 2009-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5725-5727) Identical bill CRS 2009-06-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-06-04 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-06-04 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-04 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Executive agency funding and structure Legislative rules and procedure Medicare Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Health 00 2009-06-04 Introduced in House 2009-08-11T14:14:25Z Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to rename the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) the Medicare Payment and Access Commission, make it an independent executive branch (instead of a legislative branch) agency, and revise its membership requirements.

Directs MedPAC to determine payment rates for items and services furnished under Medicare.

Requires the Comptroller General to study and report annually to Congress on changes to payment policies under the Medicare program as a result of the amendments made by this Act.

Makes it in order in the Senate or the House to consider any measure that would overrule a MedPAC determination with respect to such payments if three-fifths of the Members agree to such consideration.

Authorizes MedPAC to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on priorities for health services research.

Directs MedPAC to establish: (1) an office of ombudsman to handle complaints on the implementation of certain regulations; and (2) a council of health and economic advisers to advise it on its development, analyses, and implementation of payment policies.

Establishes: (1) a consumer advisory council to advise MedPAC on the impact of Medicare payment policies on consumers; and (2) a federal health advisory council.

]]> Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 Display Title Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a sensible infrastructure for delivery system reform by renaming the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, making the Commission an executive branch agency, and providing the Commission new resources and authority to implement Medicare payment policy. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2718ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2718ih.xml 2009-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.