United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6344 (95th)
Medical Assistance Amendments
Introduced
19 April 1977
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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Summary
Medical Assistance Amendments - Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate all the deductibles, coinsurance, and time limitations presently applicable to benefits thereunder. Eliminates medicare taxes as the method of financing hospital insurance benefits and premium payments as the method of financing supplementary medical insurance benefits. Includes within the coverage of Title XVIII eye care, dental care, hearing aids, prescription drugs, prosthetics, one physical checkup a year, preventive care, diagnosis of breast cancer, services of clinical psychologists, and services of registered nurses. Establishes a system of administrative and judicial review of claims which arise under the supplementary medical insurance program.
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summary · EN · 19 April 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/6344
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