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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.

2/13/2008--Introduced.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase, between FY2008 and FY2010, from 90% to 100% of the locality adjusted national average per resident amount the payment floor for direct graduate medical education (GME) payments under the Medicare program.

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  • 02/13/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 02/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E187)
  • 02/13/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • 02/13/2008 - Referred to House Ways and Means
  • 02/13/2008 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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H.R.5426 Introduced in House02/15/2008