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H.R. 2 (114th): Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

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Source: Wikipedia

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), (H.R. 2, Pub.L. 114–10) commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix, is a law that establishes a new way to pay doctors who treat Medicare patients, revising the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. It reform is the largest in scale on the American health care system since the Affordable Care Act ("ObamaCare") in 2010. It fixes the way Medicare doctors are reimbursed, fills in a funding gap and extends a popular children's insurance program, CHIP.

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Sponsor and status

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Michael Burgess

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 26th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016
Length: 95 pages
Introduced:

Mar 24, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 16, 2015

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on April 16, 2015.

Law:

Pub.L. 114-10

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)

History

Mar 24, 2015
 
Introduced

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Mar 26, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Apr 14, 2015
 
Passed Senate

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Apr 16, 2015
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

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.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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