HR 2220 · 107th Congress · Health

Medicare Dialysis Benefit Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-06-19· Sponsored by Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2001-06-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Dialysis Benefit Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) payment under the Medicare Program for four hemodialysis treatments per week for specified patients; and (2) an increased update in the composite payment rate for renal dialysis treatments for FY 2002. Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 to restore a specified exception to renal dialysis composite rate under rate update provisions.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5]FL
Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6]AZ
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]MS
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19]OH
Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]CO
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]CA
Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21]NY
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-42]CA
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]NY