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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 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
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 9, 1987
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
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
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now May 7, 1987

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2470 Related bill Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 28, 1987
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 7, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1281: Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1281/
MLA
"H.R. 1281: Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1281/.
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H.R. 1281, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1281/.
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