H.R. 3074 · 111th Congress
Medicare Payment Fairness Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Keith Ellison
- Introduced
- 2009-06-26
- Latest action
- 2009-07-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Medicare Payment Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a value index for the physician work component for each Medicare physician fee schedule area.
Requires the Secretary to create a value index for each hospital service area under the inpatient hospital prospective payment system (PPS).