Rural Health Improvement Act of 1993

Summary

Rural Health Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Assistant Secretary for Rural Health to: (1) head an independent Office of Rural Health Policy; (2) report directly to the HHS Secretary on the implications of national health care reforms for rural areas; and (3) establish a program to provide grants to rural health care networks to enhance the delivery of health care in rural areas through the use of interactive telecommunications systems. Authorizes appropriations. Amends parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to provide for coverage of, and payment for, medical assistance facility services. Provides for: (1) adjustments in Medicare graduate medical education payments for certain publicly funded family practice residency programs; and (2) preventive care services as part of the initial residency period under Medicare.

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Timeline

1. 22 June 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7627-7628)

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2. 22 June 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 June 1993

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 May 1994

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5499-5500)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 June 1993 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
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