[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3007 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3007

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary 
Care Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF APPLICATION OF MEDICARE PAYMENT RATE FLOOR TO 
              PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FURNISHED UNDER MEDICAID AND 
              APPLICATION TO ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(13)(C) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``in 2013 and 2014'' and inserting ``on or 
        after January 1, 2013, and before January 1, 2017,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``neurology, psychiatry, obstetrics and 
        gynecology,'' after ``general internal medicine,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1905(dd) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(dd)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' 
and inserting ``January 1, 2017''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after the first day of the 
first calendar quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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