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HR 1176 101th Congress House Health Ambulatory care Medicare Rural public health Social Welfare Social workers

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: February 28, 1989 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 28, 1989
Introduced in House
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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 March 20, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 17, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1176: 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.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1176/
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"H.R. 1176: 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.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1176/.
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H.R. 1176, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1176/.
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[H.R. 1176: 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/101-HR-1176/)
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