US Congress House Bill 4138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 47-0)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare SGR Improvement and Reform Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide an increased annual update for the Sustainable Growth Mechanism (SGR) formula for determining rates in the fee schedule for Medicare physician payments. Sets a three-year time limit for the commencement of a health care lawsuit. Prescribes requirements for: (1) unlimited damages for a claimant's actual economic losses in health care lawsuits; (2) court supervision of arrangements for payment of such damages, including limitation of contingent attorney fees; (3) restrictions on punitive damages; and (4) payment of future damages to claimants in health care suits. Terminates funding of the Medicare Improvement Fund as of January 1, 2010. Amends the Public Health Service Act to prescribe requirements for the licensure of biological products as biosimilar or interchangeable. Includes under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act fees relating to the licensure of a biological product. Amends patent law with respect to biosimilar products. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt a single set of consensus-based operating rules for each health information transaction.

Medicare SGR Improvement and Reform Act of 2009

Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]
Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. John Shadegg [R-AZ]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-01		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-11-19		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-11-19		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-11-19		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-11-19		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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/4138/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4138/BILLS-111hr4138ih.pdf