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H.R. 3259 (105th)

Medicare Private Contracting Clarification Act of 1998

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Introduced

25 February 1998

Last action

23 March 1998 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Sponsors

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14]

Subjects

Healthcare, Budget

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare · Budget

Summary

Medicare Private Contracting Clarification Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to provide that Medicare private contracts do not apply to non-covered services.

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Timeline

  1. 25 February 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 February 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 February 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E219)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 February 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 25 February 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 2 March 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  7. 23 March 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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