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HR 169 101th Congress House Health Catastrophic health insurance Federal advisory bodies Long-term care insurance Medicare Social Welfare

To restore the medicare and medicaid law to the provisions in effect before the enactment of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and to establish a Presidential Commission on the Medicare…

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To restore the medicare and medicaid law to the provisions in effect before the enactment of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and to establish a Presidential Commission on the Medicare Program.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 10, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

Establishes the Presidential Commission on the Medicare Program to ascertain the health care needs of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) beneficiaries, focusing on the potential of covering long-term care under the Medicare program. Requires the Commission to report to the Congress and the President. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now February 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 4, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 169: To restore the medicare and medicaid law to the provisions in effect before the enactment of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and to establish a Presidential Commission on the Medicare Program.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-169/
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"H.R. 169: To restore the medicare and medicaid law to the provisions in effect before the enactment of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and to establish a Presidential Commission on the Medicare Program.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-169/.
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H.R. 169, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-169/.
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