A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide for competitive bidding for the purchase of certain items under their Medicaid plans.

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Introduced

29 January 1981

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Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

Summary

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State, under certain circumstances, to purchase, either through a competitive bidding process or otherwise: (1) laboratory and X-ray services; (2) family planning supplies; (3) prescription drugs; (4) dentures; (5) prosthetic devices; or (6) eyeglasses.

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summary · EN · 29 January 1981
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/316
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