To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries.

Summary

Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of remuneration to: (1) repeal the current exclusion from its meaning of certain differentials in coinsurance and deductible amounts as part of a basic plan design as long as they are disclosed in writing to all beneficiaries, third party payers, and providers to whom claims are presented; and (2) replace it with the exclusion of any permissible payment practice. Revises the advisory opinion authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to prohibited remuneration to reflect this Act.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 20 October 1998

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 20 October 1998

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 5 October 1998

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 March 1998

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