Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Bills introduced in the House: HR 3535. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the use of private contracts under the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 19 by Rep. Pat Toomey (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HR 3549. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve payments to providers of services and physicians furnishing services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Introduced Nov. 20 by Rep. Baron Hill (R-IN), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HR 3584. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for physicians' services under the Medicare program and to provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility under the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 21 by Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 3635. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of chronic kidney disease patients who are not end-stage renal disease patients. Introduced Nov. 21 by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. Bills introduced in the Senate: S 1897. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a clarification of congressional intent regarding the counting of residents in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making payment for medical education under the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 20 by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), referred to the Committee on Finance. S 1926. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 21 by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), referred to the Committee on Finance.