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S. 608 (101st)
A bill to require that catastrophic health coverage under medicare part B be listed as a separate benefit and to allow for the separate election of such benefit, and for other purposes.
Introduced
16 March 1989
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make the catastrophic health care coverage provided by the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 elective.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 March 1989
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/608
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/608