United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1760 (100th)
Medicaid Catastrophic Protection Amendments of 1987
Introduced
23 March 1987
Last action
1 July 1988 · Committee
Status
See H.R.2470.
Sponsors
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Medicaid Catastrophic Protection Amendments of 1987 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide Medicaid coverage of Medicare (title XVIII of the Act) premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance payments for which Medicare-eligible individuals whose income does not exceed the Federal poverty level would otherwise be accountable.
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Timeline
23 March 1987
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 March 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
1 July 1988
Committee
See H.R.2470.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 March 1987
Sponsors
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1760
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/1760
- us · 100-hr-1760 · source updated 3 June 2026