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H.R. 5320 (106th)

Medicare+Choice Rescue Act of 2000

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

27 September 2000

Last action

20 October 2000 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8]

Subjects

Healthcare, Budget

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare · Budget

Summary

Medicare+Choice Rescue Act of 2000 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to payments to Medicare+Choice organizations, to: (1) increase the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage in 2001 and 2002; (2) eliminate the reduction in Medicare+Choice payment rates by budget neutrality adjustments; (3) establish a payment floor for Medicare+Choice plans, as well as an additional floor for an annual increase in Medicare+Choice capitation rates; and (4) apply a budget neutrality principle to the new Medicare+Choice risk adjustment methodology. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to correct for misestimates in the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth rate by providing for an increase by 3.6 percent in the amount of payment otherwise applicable to Medicare+Choice organizations offering Medicare+Choice plans in 2001. Limits retroactive adjustments. Amends Medicare part C to provide for: (1) continuous open enrollment and disenrollment under Medicare+Choice and Medicare supplemental policy (Medigap) provisions on coverage election periods; and (2) variations in premiums and benefits under Medicare+Choice within counties. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide that risk-adjustment methodology under Medicare+Choice, insofar as it makes adjustments to capitation rates for health status, shall not only apply to ten percent of 1/12 of the annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate in the case of an eligible individual who is institutionalized until the first year in which the Secretary implements a modification of such methodology based on health status so that such methodology includes medical diagnostic factors from all provider settings (including hospital and nursing facility settings).

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Timeline

  1. 27 September 2000

    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

  2. 27 September 2000

    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. 27 September 2000

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 September 2000

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 6 October 2000

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 20 October 2000

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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