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HR 2879 101th Congress House Health Government paperwork Information services Medical records Medicare Preventive medicine Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of information on recommended preventive health practices to medicare beneficiaries.

Introduced: July 12, 1989 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 12, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and distribute to part A beneficiaries: (1) a summary of recommended preventive health care practices for elderly beneficiaries; and (2) a one-page form that elderly beneficiaries may use to record information which might assist physicians in providing appropriate care.

What's happening now July 31, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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