3.0.0 2694 2023-01-11T13:22:41Z 2023-01-11T13:22:41Z House H HR 2011-07-29 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CULBERSON:H.R. 2694.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H5780]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-05T17:02:45Z Referred to 2011-07-29T13:00:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-05T13:57:03Z Referred to 2011-07-29T13:01:00Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-07-29T13:01:05Z 2011-08-05 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-08-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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 hsru00 Rules Committee 2011-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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 2011-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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 2011-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 N P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2011-07-29 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2011-07-29 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2011-07-29 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2011-07-29 True P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2011-07-29 True J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2011-07-29 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2011-10-12 False C001082 Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] Francisco Canseco R TX Quico 23 2011-10-12 False Health Advisory bodies Comprehensive health care Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Home and outpatient care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Poverty and welfare assistance Health 00 2011-07-29 Introduced in House 2011-10-17T16:38:38Z Medicare Firewall Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to defund as of the end of FY2011: (1) the convening of multi-stakeholder groups for input into the selection of health care quality measures, (2) the Independence at Home Demonstration Program, (3) the Community-Based Care Transitions Program, (4) the demonstration project on separate payments under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for complex diagnostic laboratory tests, (5) outreach and assistance for specified state and local low-income programs, (6) the Independent Medicare Advisory Board, (7) evaluation of community-based prevention and wellness programs, and (8) the pilot program for care of certain individuals residing in emergency declaration areas.

Restores to the Medicare Trust Funds unobligated amounts that were originally transferred from them for such programs and activities.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on demonstration, pilot, or similar projects undertaken with funding from any of the Medicare Trust Funds, especially those for which the initial period of the project has: (1) not demonstrated that the project has met its objectives, or (2) resulted in net expenditures from the Medicare Trust Funds. Requires the Secretary to include with this report a plan for termination or modification of each such project.

]]> Medicare Firewall Act of 2011 Display Title Medicare Firewall Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To firewall the Medicare Trusts Funds by restoring to those Trust Funds funds transferred by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Firewall Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2694ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2694ih.xml 2011-08-05 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.