[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6129 Introduced in House (IH)]
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110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6129
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend for
7 months the Medicare physician payment rates.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2008
Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Granger, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.
Conaway, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady of
Texas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Shimkus,
Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gene Green of Texas,
Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, and Mr. Hastings of Florida)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend for
7 months the Medicare physician payment rates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assuring Access to Medicare Doctors
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. 7-MONTH EXTENSION OF MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT RATES.
(a) In General.--Section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395-4(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``a portion of'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``June 30,
2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``the
remaining portion of 2008 and''; and
(ii) by striking ``for the period beginning
on July 1, 2008, and ending on December 31,
2008, and''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) Update for a portion of 2009.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (7)(B) and
(8)(B), in lieu of the update to the single conversion
factor established in paragraph (1)(C) that would
otherwise apply for 2009, for the period beginning on
January 1, 2009, and ending on January 31, 2009, the
update to the single conversion factor shall be 0
percent.
``(B) No effect on computation of conversion factor
for the remaining portion of 2009, 2010, and subsequent
years.--The conversion factor under this subsection
shall be computed under paragraph (1)(A) for the period
beginning on February 1, 2009, and ending on December
31, 2009, and for 2010 and subsequent years as if
subparagraph (A) had never applied.''.
(b) Adjustment to PAQI Fund.--Section 1848(l)(2) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395-4(l)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(A) in subclause (III), by striking
``$4,960,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,660,000,000'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subclause:
``(IV) For expenditures during
2014, an amount equal to
$1,185,000,000.'';
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by adding at the end the
following new subclause:
``(IV) 2014.--The amount available
for expenditures during 2014 shall only
be available for an adjustment to the
update of the conversion factor under
subsection (d) for that year.''; and
(3) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iv) 2014 for payment with respect to
physicians' services furnished during 2014.''.
(c) Transfer of Certain Remaining Funds.--Of the amounts
appropriated under subsection (a) of section 1011 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108-173), any such amounts which have not otherwise been obligated
as of January 1, 2009, shall, as of such date, be transferred and
deposited into the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
under section 1841 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t).
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