A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide emergency assistance to medicare-participating hospitals to enable them to continue to provide vital medical and other health services.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to hospitals meeting specified requirements for their provision of health services during a one year period to individuals who are not eligible for Medicaid (title XIX of the Act), are not covered by insurance, and are otherwise unable to pay for such services.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 February 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 January 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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