US Congress House Bill 3365 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-31 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2122)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), to establish a Medicare VA reimbursement program under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary, from the Medicare trust funds, for any item or service: (1) furnished to a Medicare-eligible veteran by a VA medical facility for the treatment of a non-service-connected condition; and (2) covered by Medicare or determined to be medically necessary by the VA Secretary. Requires the HHS Secretary to enter a memorandum of understanding with the VA Secretary concerning administration of the program. Specifies required conditions in the memorandum. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the program every three years. Declares the sense of Congress that the amount of funds appropriated to the VA for medical care in any fiscal year should not be reduced as a result of the implementation of the Medicare VA reimbursement program.

Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R-MI]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-31		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2122)
2009-07-31		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-07-29		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-07-28		Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2009-07-28		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-07-28		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-07-28		Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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/111th-congress/house-bill/3365/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3365/BILLS-111hr3365ih.pdf