Medicare-Eligible Veterans Health Care Financial Assistance Act of 1987

Summary

Medicare-Eligible Veterans Health Care Financial Assistance Act of 1987 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make the anti-kickback provisions of the Medicare program inapplicable to hospitals which have programs exempting veterans from the deductible or coinsurance amount for Medicare inpatient or outpatient hospital services. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on a study into the effect such programs have on competition in the health care industry and on beneficiary access to health care.

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Timeline

1. 11 March 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 March 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 March 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 March 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 19 March 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 March 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5] · D · Sponsor
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