HR 7254 · 97th Congress · Health
Medicare Physician Reimbursement Reform Act of 1982
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health.(1982-10-18)
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Medicare Physician Reimbursement Reform Act of 1982 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually publish a list of all physicians who have entered into an agreement with the Secretary to accept assignment for all Medicare patients he or she treats. Provides a simplified billing procedure for participating physicians (termed cooperating physicians). Provides that cooperating physicians shall be paid a bonus of one dollar for each claim submitted in accordance with the simplified billing procedure.…
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