US Congress House Bill 1643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-5)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare if such services were furnished by a non-FQHC health care provider or health care professional employed by or under contract with an FQHC. Permits payment for hospital-based services. Provides for a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare-covered services provided by FQHCs.

Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2009

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-19		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-03-19		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-19		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

SB648 (Related) 2009-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3556-3557)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1643/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1643/BILLS-111hr1643ih.pdf