118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7442Philippine Medicare Portability Study Act

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess the feasibility and financial effects of expanding coverage under the Medicare program to items and services furnished in the Philippines.

Health
Introduced Feb 23, 2024
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 23, 2024
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
E&C · Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the feasibility and financial effects of expanding Medicare coverage to include items and services that are provided in the Philippines. The report must include the estimated cost savings to Medicare from 2025 through 2034, as well as a description of any necessary legislative and administrative changes that would be required to expand coverage.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2024
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 23, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 23, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.