Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
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Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), (H.R. 2, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–10 (text) (PDF)) commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix, is a United States statute. Revising the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Bipartisan Act was the largest scale change to the American health care system following the Affordable Care Act in 2010.[1]
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Long title | An Act to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and strengthen Medicare access by improving physician payments and making other improvements, to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | MACRA |
Nicknames | Permanent Doc Fix |
Enacted by | the 114th United States Congress |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–10 (text) (PDF) |
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Acts amended | Social Security Act Balanced Budget Act of 1997 |
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