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S.295: Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Jan. 21, 2009
- Latest Major Action Jan. 21, 2009
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) review annually high volume readmission rates and resource use; (2) establish benchmarks for measuring them; and (3) make payment adjustments for subsection (d) hospitals that fail to meet such benchmarks. (Generally, a subsection (d) hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's...
(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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| Jan. 21, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) |