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S.1871: Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced July 27, 2015
- Latest Major Action July 27, 2015
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015 This bill establishes a pilot program under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of utilizing smart card technology for Medicare beneficiary identification cards. A “smart card” is a secure, electronic, machine readable, fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant card that includes an embedded integrated circuit chip with a secure micro-controller. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| July 27, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| July 27, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.) |