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6/25/2009--Introduced.Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to rural health clinic reimbursement. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make incentive payments to rural health clinic employees or contractors for satisfactory reporting of data on clinic quality measures. Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow a community health center to contract with a federally certified rural health clinic for the delivery of primary health care services to individuals who would otherwise be eligible for free or reduced cost care if they were able to obtain it at the community health center. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the diabetes education and medical nutrition therapy counseling services provided by federally qualified health clinics. Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration project of grants to states to examine whether health care professionals can be recruited or retained to work in underserved rural areas by providing them with medical malpractice subsidies. States that a rural health clinic qualified under Medicare or Medicaid may be defined and certified by the Secretary as rural even if it fails to satisfy the requirement that it not be located in an urbanized area. Amends SSA title XVIII to establish the minimum Medicare Advantage plan payment rate for services furnished by a rural health clinic. Expresses the sense of the Senate concerning the adequacy of network-based health plans.

1245902400 2009-06-25 Sat Nov 14 09:26:05 -0600 2009 introduced 58718 'act':8 '2009':10 'rural':1 'access':5 'clinic':3 'health':2 'improv':7 'patient':4 75684 false short introduced 58718 'act':11 'area':24 'bill':2 'care':17 'titl':5 'amend':4 'resid':20 'rural':23 'secur':10 'xviii':6 'access':14 'health':16 'improv':13 'purpos':28 'social':9 'individu':19 'underserv':22 75072 false official action 58718 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 200734 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. B001261 1952-07-21 2490 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] 1268 N00006236 4236 Republican 202-224-6441 WY John Barrasso 3.53846153846154 http://barrasso.senate.gov W000779 1949-05-03 7610 223 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2717 Ron 'd':4 'ron':2,6,8 'sen':1 'wyden':3,7,9 M 300100 Wyden Ron_Wyden Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] 3344 N00007724 10200 Democrat 202-224-5244 Jewish OR Ron Wyden 3.64516129032258 http://wyden.senate.gov/ SenRonWyden action 58718 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 200734 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. action 58718 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 200733 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7077-7078) introduced 58718 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 200732