A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of affordable and decent health care for older Americans.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Congress should enact legislation to control the rising cost of health care, without burdening the elderly and the poor, which: (1) uses the prospective payment method; (2) avoids additional cost sharing by Medicare and Medicaid (titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act) recipients; (3) does not increase out-of-pocket costs or reduce benefits for older Americans; (4) provides incentives for States to have their own health care cost containment programs; and (5) provides better coverage for preventive and chronic care, and provides alternatives to institutionalization under Medicare and Medicaid.

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Timeline

1. 21 July 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 July 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 July 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 July 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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