Medicare+Choice Payment Equity Act of 1999

Summary

Medicare+Choice Payment Equity Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating the blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to the Congress a legislative proposal that provides for aggregate decreases in Federal expenditures under the Medicare program as are equal to the aggregate increases in such expenditures under such program resulting from such elimination.

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Timeline

1. 26 January 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1011)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 January 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 January 1999

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 January 1999 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 January 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 January 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 January 1999

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Sponsors

• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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