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Week Ending May 25, 2006

 

H.R.2429 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.

 

There is a 60 day limit on physicians submitting reciprocal bills to Medicare. This bill allows for an extension of that period when the original physician involved in the matter is called or ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.

 

Sponsor:  Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-1st)

Vote: Passed House 422 to 0 with one voting ‘Present’ May 23, 2007 RC 405

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost

Earmark Certification:   Not applicable to this bill.

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