[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 597 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 597

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include neurologists 
   as primary care physicians for purposes of incentive payments for 
           primary care services under the Medicare program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2011

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include neurologists 
   as primary care physicians for purposes of incentive payments for 
           primary care services under the Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MEDICARE PRIMARY CARE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR NEUROLOGISTS.

    (a) Medicare.--Section 1833(x)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(x)(2)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``or 
pediatric medicine'' and inserting ``pediatric medicine, or 
neurology''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111-148.
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