A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act ot provide for a 5-year reinstatement of the medicare-dependent, small, rural hospital payment provisions, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to reinstate, for five years starting in FY 1998, the Medicare-dependent, small, rural hospital program as it was contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, including target amount provisions, which are updated to account for the applicable percentage increases which would have occurred if the program had been in effect since it expired in FY 1995.

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Timeline

1. 27 February 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 February 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1738)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 February 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 February 1997 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 1997

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 1997

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 February 1997

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Sponsors

• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
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