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S 2189 101th Congress Senate Health Conferences Counseling Grants-in-aid Health insurance Information services Long-term care insurance Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs

Health Insurance Counseling, and Assistance Act of 1990

Introduced: February 27, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 1990
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 1990
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Counseling, and Assistance Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make grants to States for the establishment or improvement of a program providing information, counseling, and assistance regarding the procurement of adequate and appropriate health insurance coverage to individuals who are eligible to receive benefits under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (2) annually convene a conference to provide training and information to State health insurance information, counseling, and assistance program staff members; and (3) establish a national resource center for the purposes of creating a health insurance information clearinghouse, distributing such information to States, and providing States with technical assistance and training in disseminating such information. Authorizes appropriations for such grant programs and the national resource center.

What's happening now February 27, 1990

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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