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HR 5234 100th Congress House Social Welfare Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ambulatory care Health Medicare Public Welfare and Charities Rural affairs legislation Rural public health Social work Social workers

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of social worker services in rural health clinics under the medicare program.

Introduced: August 11, 1988 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Aug 24, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 11, 1988
Introduced in House
Aug 11, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 11, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover social worker services furnished to outpatients of rural health clinics.

What's happening now September 9, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5234: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of social worker services in rural health clinics under the medicare program.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5234/
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"H.R. 5234: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of social worker services in rural health clinics under the medicare program.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5234/.
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H.R. 5234, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5234/.
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[H.R. 5234: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of social worker services in rural health clinics under the medicare program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5234/)
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