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S.2157: Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 25, 2014
- Latest Major Action March 26, 2014
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Bill Summary
Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) end and remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services; (2) freeze the update to the single conversion factor at 0.5% for 2014 through 2018 and at 0.00% for 2019 through 2023, and (3)...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 26, 2014 |
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
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| March 25, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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| March 25, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate by Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) |