US Congress Senate Bill 2694 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB5723 (Same As) 2014-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2694/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2694/BILLS-113s2694is.pdf