United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3425 (96th)
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the charging for blood furnished Medicare patients.
Introduced
4 April 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a provider of services, when furnishing blood to medicare recipients, from: (1) charging more than the processing fee paid by the provider for the blood; and (2) charging for the cost of the administration of the blood by the provider. Eliminates the deductible for the first three pints of whole blood furnished during any spell of illness.
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summary · EN · 4 April 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/3425
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/3425