U.S. Congress - H.R.6091 Save Medicare Act of 2008
H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008
To amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare Program. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Save Medicare Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: To amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare Program. as introduced.
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Latest Action May 23, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related Bills (1) & Issues (18)
Official Summary
5/20/2008--Introduced.Save Medicare Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to:
(1) increase the Medicare physician payment update for 2009; and
(2) extend the physician quality reporting system, the incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas, the floor on the work geographic adjustment to the physician fee schedule, and the accommodation for physicians ordered to active duty in the armed services.
Expresses the sense of Congress that:
(1) the provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act should be deficit neutral over the five year period beginning on October 1, 2008; and
(2) Congress should address the challenges facing the Medicare program in a fiscally responsible manner.
Expresses the sense of Congress that:
(1) the Medicare program should provide payments to physicians and other health professionals that serve as positive incentives for participation in voluntary initiatives to improve health care quality; and
(2) financing for such initiatives should be non-punitive and exempt from the Medicare physician fee schedule budget neutrality requirements.
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Medicare / TriCare Payments Update - Important!
The specific bills that need to come out of the Senate (S.2785 âThe Save Medicare Act of 2008â³) and House of Representatives (HR 6091 âThe Save Medicare Act of 2008â³) are both still in committee with little or no apparent progress to ..
Bipartisan Medicare Negotiations in Senate stall
H.R. 6091 would replace cuts totaling over 15% with positive Medicare physician. updates from July 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009. Specifically, like S. 2785, the. House bill would extend the current 0.5% fee schedule update through ...
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