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National Health Care and Cost Containment Act

Introduced: June 4, 1991 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 12, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 4, 1991
Introduced in House
Jun 4, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Health Care and Cost Containment Act - Title I: Federal Contributions and Payments - Requires an annual Federal payment comprising payments under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (titles XVIII and XIX respectively of the Social Security Act) and a payment in the form of a block grant to States which have been certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as having established a universal, comprehensive health plan which meets the terms and conditions set forth in title II of this Act.

Title II: State Health Care Insurance Plans - Outlines criteria concerning administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility that the State's health care insurance plan must satisfy in order to receive the Federal payment under title I of this Act.

Title III: Budget-Neutral Financing of the Federal Block Grant - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a surtax, on both the regular income tax and the minimum tax, to replace revenues used for block grants under this Act. Creates in the Treasury the National Health Care Block Grant Trust Fund to finance the block grants made available under title I of this Act.

What's happening now June 17, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 12, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 15, 1991
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