HOUSE 1694118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Emergency Care Improvement Act
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-03-31Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-03-22Referred 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.
- 2023-03-22Referred 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.
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-22 (00)
Emergency Care Improvement Act
This bill permanently allows for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. The bill takes effect May 11, 2023.
Cosponsors (20)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Subjects
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health facilities and institutions
- Medicaid
- Medicare
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