To provide for a long-term fix to the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula in order to improve access for Medicare beneficiaries.
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment submitted
March 24, 2010
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Senate amendment submitted
March 24, 2010
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3651 proposed by Senator Gregg.(consideration: CR S1972-1975, S2002-2003; text: CR S1972)
March 24, 2010
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive the Budget Act (all applicable budgetary discipline) with respect to amendment SA 3651 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 82.
March 24, 2010
Amendment SA 3651 proposed by Senator Gregg. (consideration: CR S1972-1975, S2002-2003; text: CR S1972) To provide for a long-term fix to the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula in order to improve access for Medicare beneficiaries.
March 24, 2010
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 3651.
March 24, 2010
Motion to waive the Budget Act (all applicable budgetary discipline) with respect to amendment SA 3651 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 82.
March 24, 2010
Amendment SA 3651 ruled out of order by the chair.
March 24, 2010
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
Text
Submitted
SA 3651. Mr. GREGG proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4872, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13); as follows: On page 61, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following: SEC. __. INCREASE IN THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS OF 2010 AND ALL OF 2011 THROUGH 2013. Paragraph (1) of section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 1011(a) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-118) and as amended by section 5 of the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144), is amended to read as follows: ``(10) Update for 2010 through 2013.-- ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (7)(B), (8)(B), and (9)(B), in lieu of the update to the single conversion factor established in paragraph (1)(C) that would otherwise apply for each of 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, the update to the single conversion factor shall be 0 percent for such years. ``(B) No effect on computation of conversion factor for 2014 and subsequent years.--The conversion factor under this subsection shall be computed under paragraph (1)(A) for 2014 and subsequent years as if subparagraph (A) had never applied.''. ______