For the relief of Robert Feiss.

Bill: 116-hr-423
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-01-09
Subjects: Private Legislation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: Provides for the relief of Robert Feiss.

tv_txt: V 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 423 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2019 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Robert Feiss.

1. Payment The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $39,709.66 to Robert Feiss of Ojai, California, in compensation for payments he was entitled to but did not receive for years 2011 through 2013 under the Primary Care Incentive Payment Program established under section 1833(x) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(x) ) and in consideration of the fact— (1) that Robert Feiss has served as an outspoken advocate for the health care needs of his patients through his work as a primary care physician; and (2) that, on May 30, 2018, the United States Court of Federal Claims found that It appears that, through no fault of his own, plaintiff has lost over $39,000 in government Medicare incentive payments that he was entitled to by providing Family Practice services and that the evidence strongly supports plaintiff’s argument that he was providing Family Practice services and should have been classified as such, but a coding error denied plaintiff this status for several years . 2. Satisfaction of claim The sum paid under section 1 shall be in full satisfaction of any claims that Robert Feiss may have against the United States arising on the basis of payments owed for years 2011 through 2013 under the Primary Care Incentive Payment Program described in section 1(1)(B). 3. Limitation on attorney fees Not more than 10 percent of the sum paid under section 1 shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for services rendered in connection with the recovery of such sum. Any person who violates this section shall be fined under title 18, United States Code.