HR 4491 · 108th Congress · Health

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.

Introduced 2004-06-02· Sponsored by Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2004-06-07)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]VA
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]OH
Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1]IA
Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]TN
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]AR
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1]NH
Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]VA
Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]NY
Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]PA
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]NY