A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to freeze the inpatient hospital deductible and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose a more equitable method of adjusting such deductible.

Summary

Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to freeze the inpatient hospital deductible in the case of any spell of illness beginning after 1985. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose to the Congress methods by which the annual adjustment in the inpatient hospital deductible may be made more comparable to the annual adjustment made in the prospective payment rates used to cover the operating costs of inpatient hospital services.

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Timeline

1. 21 April 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 April 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 April 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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