About the bill
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), (H.R. 2, Pub.L. 114–10) commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix, is a United States statute. It changes the payment system for doctors who treat Medicare patients. It revises the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. It was the largest scale change to the American health care system following the Affordable Care Act ("ObamaCare") in 2010.
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Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 16, 2015
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on April 16, 2015.
13 Cosponsors (7 Republicans, 6 Democrats)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President Barack Obama [D, 2009-2017]: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (Mar 25, 2015)
What legislators are saying
“Burgess Releases 2015 Year-End Accomplishments Report”
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Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX26]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 8, 2016
“The Energy and Commerce Committee: Getting the Job Done”
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Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI6]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 28, 2016
“Following His Urging to Release Additional Funds, Brown Announces More Than $350,000 for Youngstown Health Center”
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Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
on Aug 11, 2015
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
S. 810: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
Introduced on Mar 19, 2015. 99% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 1470: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
Introduced on Mar 19, 2015. 99% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 1021: Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015
Ordered Reported on Feb 26, 2015. 64% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 804: Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act
Introduced on Feb 5, 2015. 99% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 284: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015
Passed House (Senate next) on Mar 16, 2015. 99% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 380: Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015
Introduced on Jan 14, 2015. 100% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 289: Better Efficiency and Administrative Simplification Act of 2015
Introduced on Jan 13, 2015. 91% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Mar 16, 2015
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Source Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 284 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2 (114th). |
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Mar 24, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Mar 26, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Apr 14, 2015
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Apr 16, 2015
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 2 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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