HR 1281
100th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Catastrophic health insurance
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Health
Health maintenance organizations
Inflation
Medicare
Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act of 1987
Introduced: February 26, 1987
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12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 1987
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 6, 1987
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 1987
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 9, 1987
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 9, 1987
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 8, 1987
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 7, 1987
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 5, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 26, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act of 1987 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover all of the out-of-pocket part B expenses a beneficiary incurs in excess of $1,000 in 1988, adjusting such ceiling annually thereafter to reflect cost-of-living increases. Provides for the adjustment of Medicare payments to organizations providing health care on a prepaid basis so as to reimburse them for such excess out-of-pocket costs incurred on behalf of enrollees.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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