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AFIRM Act

USA116th CongressS-3078| Senate 
| Updated: 12/17/2019
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019 or the AFIRM Act This bill makes a series of administrative and procedural changes to the Medicare appeals process, such as authorizing the creation of Medicare magistrates to handle smaller claims and allowing adjudicators to consolidate cases under certain circumstances.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedicarePerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurement

AFIRM Act

USA116th CongressS-3078| Senate 
| Updated: 12/17/2019
Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019 or the AFIRM Act This bill makes a series of administrative and procedural changes to the Medicare appeals process, such as authorizing the creation of Medicare magistrates to handle smaller claims and allowing adjudicators to consolidate cases under certain circumstances.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedicarePerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurement