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S.2547: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Department Fair Payment Act of 2002
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about emergency management
- Introduced May 22, 2002
- Latest Major Action May 22, 2002
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Medicare Hospital Outpatient Department Fair Payment Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the Medicare hospital outpatient department (OPD) prospective payment system with regard to: (1) fee schedule amounts for clinic and emergency visits; (2) transitional pass-through for additional costs of innovative medical devices, drugs, and biologicals; (3) OPD fee schedule increase factor; (4) budget...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| May 22, 2002 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) |