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HR 1898 102th Congress House Health Medical personnel Medicare Physicians

To amend the Social Security Act to repeal the reduced Medicare reimbursement for new physicians.

Introduced: April 17, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 17, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 17, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions enacted under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 which reduced Medicare reimbursement for new physicians and other new health care practitioners.

What's happening now April 26, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 22, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 22, 1991
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 22, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1898: To amend the Social Security Act to repeal the reduced Medicare reimbursement for new physicians.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1898/
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"H.R. 1898: To amend the Social Security Act to repeal the reduced Medicare reimbursement for new physicians.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1898/.
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H.R. 1898, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1898/.
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