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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Medicare physician payment system must be immediately reformed in a long-term manner in order to stabilize Medicare payment to doctors, return equity to the program, and ensure that Medicare patients have access to a doctor of their choice.

12/11/2007--Introduced.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives to: (1) address immediately the issue of the Medicare physician payment system; (2) halt any scheduled cuts to Medicare physician payments; and (3) begin working immediately on a long-term solution that pays physicians in a fair and stable way that ensures Medicare patients have access to a doctor of their choice.

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  • 12/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H15456)
  • 12/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H15400-15402)
  • 12/11/2007 - 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.
  • 12/11/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  • 12/11/2007 - Referred to House Ways and Means

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File name Last Updated
H.RES.863 Introduced in House12/13/2007