US Congress House Bill 5290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

More Doctors, More Choices Act 0f 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), if a Medicare SGR extension law is enacted during the 111th Congress, to permit a non-participating physician or supplier who furnishes (or may furnish) services for which payment is made under the Medicare physician fee schedule (or would be so made but for a private contract with a Medicare beneficiary) to elect during a certain period to become a Medicare participating physician or supplier. Defines Medicare SGR extension law as one that extends or revises for at least one year the amount of the conversion factor used in updating payments under the physicians fee schedule so that it is not lower than the conversion factor for May 2010.

More Doctors, More Choices Act of 2010

Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]

Rep. John Larson [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-17		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2010-05-12		Referred to House Ways and Means
2010-05-12		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2010-05-12		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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5290/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5290/BILLS-111hr5290ih.pdf