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S. 3479 (95th)
A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent the imposition, under part B thereof, of more than one deductible with respect to expenses incurred for the purchase or rental of any particular piece of durable medical equipment.
Introduced
25 August 1978
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a Medicare beneficiary from being charged the annual $60 deductible from Medicare payments more than once on the purchase or rental of a single piece of durable medical equipment if such deductible has been applied in any preceding year with respect to such purchase or rental.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 August 1978
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3479
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