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House vote: H.R. 3962 // June 24, 2010Needed two-thirds to concur

Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010

Sponsor: JOHN DINGELL (D-MI)

Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Health Provisions - (Sec. 101) Sets 2.2% as the update to the single conversion factor in the formula for determining physician payment rates for June 1, 2010, through November 30, 2010. (Sec. 102) Revises requirements for calculating payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services with respect to the three-day payment window regarding other services related to an admission which are performed during the three days before an admission. Includes among such services, in addition to diagnostic services (as under current law), all services that are not diagnostic services (other than ambulance and maintenance renal dialysis services) for which Medicare payment may be made that are provided to a patient by a hospital (or an entity wholly owned or operated by the hospital).

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 110 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

417 votes, representing 225,015,810 people95.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 509,032 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41795.9%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%