United States · Bill · S
S. 717 (102nd)
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the exclusion of all rural areas from medicare payment reductions for the services of new physicians provided in such areas.
Introduced
21 March 1991
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend the exclusion from the reduced reimbursement rates mandated in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 applicable to new physicians working in rural areas designated as health manpower shortage areas to new physicians working in other rural areas.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 March 1991
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/717
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/s/717