United States · Bill · S
S. 989 (99th)
A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physicians to charge Medicare beneficiaries without regard to the fee freeze if the patient chooses to pay the physician from private sources.
Introduced
24 April 1985
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Status
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
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Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt nonparticipating physicians, from sanctions for overcharging if payment for the services involved was neither made nor requested under Medicare.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 April 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/989
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/989