U.S. Congress - S.1776 Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009
S.1776 - Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Official: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Popular: Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Short: Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 as introduced.
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Latest Vote
Roll call number 325 in the Senate
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776)
Democrats Voting 'Aye'
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Roland Burris
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Christopher Dodd
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Edward Kaufman
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Paul Kirk
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Blanche Lincoln
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH]
Arlen Specter
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Republicans Voting 'Aye'
Democrats Voting 'Abstain'
Republicans Voting 'Abstain'
Others Voting 'Abstain'
Official Summary
10/13/2009--Introduced.Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require an update of 0% to the single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2010 and following years. Sunsets as of the end of 2008 the manOfficial Summary
10/13/2009--Introduced.Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require an update of 0% to the single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2010 and following years. Sunsets as of the end of 2008 the mandatory annual publication in the Federal Register of the sustainable growth rate for all physicians' services for a fiscal year (which is an element in the formula for calculating the update adjustment factor as well as other factors in the determination of the Medicare physician fee schedule)....Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting S.1776
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
- American College of Cardiology
- Military Officers Association of America
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- ...and 5 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.1776
- National Taxpayers Union
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Senate moves to block repeal of the Medicare physician payment formula
introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776) in an effort to permanently fix the Medicare physician payment system. “I am disappointed that we ...
Corker Says Senate Finance Health Care Bill Could Raise Some Premiums As Much ...
A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care ...
Gun Owners Win Opening Battle of Obamacare
So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another ...
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Fox News Viewers Are Misinformed Study, The Critique | Article Trend
I'll take that as a high compliment. Also, the 'Doc Fix' wouldn't change. But, it was negotiated with the PPACA (S.1776 in 2009) to bring reluctant doctors on board and then stripped before the CBO report. Happy New Year Allen. ...
Lee Doren on the Fox News “Misinformation” Study | Verum Serum
(I think as early as October 2009, when S. 1776 was in the works.) In fact, I had personal friends at the time who wanted to know about the status of the Medicare Reimbursements, and I sat in on a meeting in Washington as S.1776 was ...
Corker Says Senate Finance Health Care Bill Could Raise Some ...
A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week’s ...
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