US Congress House Bill 2501 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to reasonable cost reimbursement contracts with qualified health maintenance organizations (HMOs) or competitive medical plans for Medicare reimbursement of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Extends until January 1, 2013, the period during which such reasonable cost reimbursement contracts can remain in the market. Revises conditions for approval of an application for a modification to a reasonable cost contract to expand the contract's service area. Applies to extended or renewed reasonable cost contracts certain requirements under Medicare part C (Medicare Advantage).

Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2009

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND]
Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-05-19		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-05-19		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-05-19		Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

SB1079 (Related) 2009-05-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2501/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2501/BILLS-111hr2501ih.pdf