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To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a floor of 1.0 for the practice expense and for the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) under the Medicare Program.

6/22/2007--Introduced.

Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certain factors and indices in geographic adjustments to the fee schedule for determination of payments for physicians' services.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the practice expense geographic index to 1.0 for any location for which the practice expense geographic index is less than 1.0.

Repeals the current termination date in order to extend permanently the 1.0 floor for the work expense geographic index.

Latest Actions
  • 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 06/22/2007 - 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.
  • 06/22/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  • 06/22/2007 - Referred to House Ways and Means
  • 06/22/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.2827 Introduced in House08/31/2007