US Congress House Bill 4843 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-6)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Native Contract and Rate Expenditure Act of 2014 or the Native CARE Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the restriction to hospitals furnishing inpatient Medicare services and allow all service providers to participate under: (1) the Purchased/Referred Care program (formerly called the contract health services program) funded and operated by the Indian Health Service (IHS), and (2) any program funded by IHS and operated by an urban Indian organization. Prohibits Medicare payment for an item or service furnished by a supplier unless the supplier agrees to participate under both such programs. Prohibits any reduction, offset, or limitation to any appropriations made to IHS under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Snyder Act, or any other provision of law as a result of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of IHS, to study the impact of this Act on access to care under the IHS Purchased/Referred Care program.

Native CARE Act of 2014

Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2014-06-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-06-11	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2014-06-11	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2014-06-11	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-06-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4843/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4843/BILLS-113hr4843ih.pdf