To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.

July 11, 2007

Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Herger, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Terry, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Poe, Mr. Carney, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Fortuño, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Miller 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