Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary Care Act

Bill: 113-s-3007
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2014-12-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid

Medicare

Mental health

Neurological disorders

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary Care Act - Extends through calendar 2016 the requirement that state plans under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act provide for payment of 100% of the payment rate for primary care services.</p> <p>Adds physicians with primary specialties in neurology, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology to the types of those eligible for reimbursement for providing such services.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3007 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2014 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary Care Act . 2. Extension of application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and application to additional providers (a) In general Section 1902(a)(13)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking in 2013 and 2014 and inserting on or after January 1, 2013, and before January 1, 2017, ; and (2) by inserting neurology, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, after general internal medicine, . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1905(dd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(dd) ) is amended by striking January 1, 2015 and inserting January 1, 2017 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.