3.0.0 2201 2019-11-15T21:43:21Z 2019-11-15T21:43:21Z House H HR 2011-06-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Washington:H.R. 2201.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 14.[Page H4278]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-23T17:46:20Z Referred to 2011-06-15T14:03:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-22T19:21:57Z Referred to 2011-06-15T14:03:35Z 2011-06-23 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-15 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 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-06-15 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 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 N D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2011-06-15 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2011-06-15 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2011-06-15 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Medicare Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Health 00 2011-06-15 Introduced in House 2011-06-24T21:35:55Z MediFair Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Requires such adjustments in order to make the state average per beneficiary amount equal to the national average per beneficiary amount.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to develop recommendations on policies and practices that would encourage: (1) healthy outcomes and quality care under the Medicare program in states with respect to which payments are reduced under such system, and (2) the efficient use of payments made under the Medicare program in such states.

]]> MediFair Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced MediFair Act of 2011 Display Title MediFair Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas. Introduced in House 2011-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2201ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2201ih.xml 2011-06-23 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.