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S. 1623 (99th)
A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance the authority of peer review organizations to review the quality of health care services provided under the medicare program, and for other purposes.
Introduced
11 September 1985
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Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
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Summary
Amends titles XI (part B, Peer Review) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) permit a peer review organization (PRO) to deny reimbursement if the quality of services provided does not meet professionally recognized standards of health care; (2) require a PRO to be paid no later than 15 days after the end of any month; and (3) require that a PRO be paid on the basis of 1985, instead of 1982, review costs.
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summary · EN · 11 September 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1623
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/1623