S.Amdt. 995
What it does: Adds SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON WORK GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE at the end of subtitle B of title IV
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)What it changes
1 change to S. 1 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON WORK GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE at the end of subtitle B of title IV
Adds a sectionIn S. 1 · Reported to Senate
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations regarding the use of more current data in computing geographic cost of practice indices as well as the use of data directly representative of physicians' costs (rather than proxy measures of such costs).
Inserted: SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON WORK GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.
Inserted: Section 1848(e)(1)(A)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(e)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended by inserting "(or, for purposes of payment for services furnished on or after January 1, 2005, and before January 1, 2008, 100 percent)" after "\1/ 4\".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:
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As printed
SA 995. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the medicare program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:
SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON WORK GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.
Section 1848(e)(1)(A)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(e)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended by inserting “(or, for purposes of payment for services furnished on or after January 1, 2005, and before January 1, 2008, 100 percent)” after “\1/ 4\”.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 23, 2003