To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.

Actions

• 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• 2019-02-07Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2019-02-07Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2019-02-07Introduced in House
• 2019-02-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-07 (00)

Cosponsors (19)

• Adrian Smith (R-NE)
• Steve Watkins (R-KS)
• Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
• SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
• Paul Tonko (D-NY)
• Gwen Moore (D-WI)
• Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
• Ben Cline (R-VA)
• Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
• ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
• Joe Neguse (D-CO)
• Steve King (R-IA)
• Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM)
• Jim Hagedorn (R-MN)
• Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
• Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
• Dwight Evans (D-PA)
• Abby Finkenauer (D-IA)
• W. Steube (R-FL)

Subjects

• Health care costs and insurance
• Health personnel
• Health programs administration and funding
• Medicare