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6/3/2008--Introduced.<br/>Equality in Medicare Advantage Payment Act of 2008 - Amends part C (Medicare Advantage) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make budget-neutral adjustments in payments to Medicare+Choice organizations to reduce the variation in Medicare Advantage payment rates among counties in the same state within a very large metropolitan area.<br/>

1212984000 2008-06-09 Fri Nov 07 06:43:32 -0600 2008 introduced 50938 'act':6 '2008':8 'equal':1 'medicar':3 'payment':5 'advantag':4 60747 false short introduced 50938 'c':4 'act':12 'area':32 'larg':30 'part':3 'rate':20 'titl':6 'amend':2 'among':21 'reduc':14 'secur':11 'state':26 'xviii':7 'counti':22 'social':10 'variat':15 'within':23,27 'certain':28 'medicar':17 'payment':19 'advantag':18 'metropolitan':31 60288 false official action 50938 1212984000 Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169332 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. W000314 1961-01-02 5985 2241 Rayburn House Office Building http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml 19 202-225-5974 Robert 'd':4 'fl':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'robert':2,7,9 'wexler':3,8,10 M 400430 Wexler Robert_Wexler Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] 2166 N00002905 9219 Democrat 202-225-3001 Jewish FL Robert Wexler 4.23809523809524 http://wexler.house.gov/ CongressmanWexler action 50938 1212984000 Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169332 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. introduced 50938 1212465600 Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158805 action 50938 1212465600 Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158806 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. action 50938 1212465600 Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158807 Referred to House Ways and Means action 50938 1212465600 Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 158808 Referred to House Energy and Commerce