United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3940 (105th)
Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 1998
Introduced
21 May 1998
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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Summary
Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for full payment to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education of residents for training in what the Secretary of Health and Human Services designates as a critical need specialty or subspecialty training program. States that such training shall be treated as part of the initial residency period, but shall not be counted against any limitation on the initial residency period.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 1998
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Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 May 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3940
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3940