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5/21/2009--Introduced.Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment for rural hospitals; (2) revision of the temporary increase in payments to certain rural hospitals (Medicare hold harmless provision); (3) the definition of low-volume hospital for purposes of the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment (MIHPA); (4) Medicare wage index reclassifications for certain hospitals; (5) Medicare reasonable costs payments for certain clinical diagnostic laboratory tests furnished to hospitals in certain rural areas; (6) critical access hospitals; (7) the capital infrastructure revolving loan program; (8) the Medicare incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas; (9) the 1.00 floor on Medicare work geographic adjustment to payments for physician services; (10) permission for physician assistants to order post-hospital extended care services or hospice care; (11) Medicare home health care planning; (12) rural health clinics; (13) community health center collaborative access; (14) the temporary Medicare payment increase for home health services furnished in a rural area; (15) increased Medicare payments for rural ground ambulance services; and (16) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 to provide for the extension of treatment of certain physician pathology services under Medicare. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) conduct pilot projects to provide incentives to home health agencies to utilize remote home monitoring and communications technologies; and (2) facilitate the provision of telehealth services across state lines. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) coverage and payment, on a reasonable cost basis, to anesthesia services furnished by a physician anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals. Establishes the floor at 1.00 on: (1) the practice expense geographic index for services furnished during a specified period in certain rural areas under the Medicare physician fee schedule; and (2) the Medicare hospital area wage index for certain hospitals for discharges during the same period. Revises the standard for designation of sole community hospitals.

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Kent Conrad [D, ND] 4571 N00004613 8648 Democrat 202-224-2043 Unitarian ND Kent Conrad 4.75 http://conrad.senate.gov B001261 1952-07-21 2497 307 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm 202-224-1724 John 'r':4 'wy':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'barrasso':3,7,9 M 412251 Barrasso John_Barrasso A. Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] 1272 N00006236 4274 Republican 202-224-6441 WY John Barrasso 3.53846153846154 http://barrasso.senate.gov B001267 2674 702 Hart Senate Office Building http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-5036 Michael 'd':4 'co':5 'sen':1 'bennet':3,7,9 'michael':2,6,8 M 412330 Bennet F. Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] 1838 N00030608 5383 Democrat 202-224-5852 CO Michael Bennet 1.74193548387097 http://bennet.senate.gov B000468 1943-10-03 7566 703 Hart Senate Office Building http://bingaman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-2852 Jeff 'd':4 'nm':5 'sen':1 'jeff':2,6,8 'bingaman':3,7,9 M 300009 Bingaman Jeff_Bingaman Sen. 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Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] 2938 N00008092 10686 Democrat 202-224-4843 Episcopalian AR Blanche Lincoln 2.11111111111111 http://lincoln.senate.gov/ SenatorLincoln R000307 1936-04-20 5660 109 Hart Senate Office Building http://roberts.senate.gov/e-mail_pat.html 202-224-3514 Pat 'r':4 'ks':5 'pat':2,6,8 'sen':1 'robert':3,7,9 M 300083 Roberts Pat_Roberts Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] 2494 N00005285 8457 Republican 202-224-4774 Methodist KS Pat Roberts 4.22222222222222 http://roberts.senate.gov/ T000250 1961-01-07 6708 493 Russell Senate Office Building http://thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email 202-228-5429 John 'r':4 'sd':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'thune':3,7,9 M 400546 Thune John_Thune Sen. John Thune [R, SD] 3056 N00004572 8433 Republican 202-224-2321 SD John Thune 5.54838709677419 http://thune.senate.gov/ JohnThune U000038 1950-07-18 7271 B40e Dirksen Senate Office Building http://markudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-226-7840 Mark 'd':4 'co':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'udal':3,7,9 M 400412 Udall Mark_Udall E. Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] 3109 N00008051 13004 Democrat 202-224-5941 CO Mark Udall 2.57777777777778 http://markudall.senate.gov U000039 1948-05-18 5857 B40d Dirksen Senate Office Building http://tomudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-226-1331 Tom 'd':4 'nm':5 'sen':1 'tom':2,6,8 'udal':3,7,9 M 400413 Udall Tom_Udall S. Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] 1943 N00006561 7889 Democrat 202-224-6621 Latter Day Saints NM Tom Udall 3.43478260869565 http://tomudall.senate.gov action 57909 1242878400 Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 196475 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. introduced 57909 1242878400 Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 196474