3.0.0 5723 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z House H HR 2014-11-17 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:H.R. 5723.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H8033]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-11-21T21:02:16Z Referred to 2014-11-17T17:00:45Z Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act 113 2694 S 2014-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2014-11-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 N Health Child health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Medicaid Medicare Rural conditions and development Women's health Health 00 2014-11-17 Introduced in House 2014-12-08T21:20:48Z Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that the primary care services furnished in 2015 and 2016 by a physician with a primary specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine be paid at a rate that is not less than 100% of the payment rate that applies to such services and physician under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

Extends this 100% of Medicare payment floor under certain conditions to the following providers, who are self-attested as Board-certified and at least 60% of whose services billed for under Medicaid must be for primary care services: (1) physicians with a primary specialty designation of obstetrics and gynecology; (2) advanced practice clinicians; (3) rural health clinics, federally-qualified health centers, or other specified health clinics; and (4) nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse-midwives.

Excludes from coverage of primary care services any such services provided in an emergency department of a hospital.

]]> Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act Display Title Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act Introduced in House 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5723ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5723ih.xml 2014-11-21 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.