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S.852: A bill to apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced April 22, 2009
- Latest Major Action April 22, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for a cost reporting period beginning on or after July 1, 2005, to provide for payments of direct graduate education costs under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in accordance with an alternative payment methodology for eligible hospitals in or adjacent to a major disaster area which have established a program to educate residents displaced from a graduate medical education...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| April 22, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by David Vitter (R-La.) |