HR 1610
105th Congress
House
Health
Health maintenance organizations
Managed care
Medicaid
Medicaid managed care
Medicare
New York State
Social Welfare
Welfare waivers
To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for certain health maintenance organizations.
Introduced: May 14, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 14, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 14, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Waives, with respect to Better Health Plan, Inc., Health First, Inc., and Genesis Health Plans, Inc., operating in New York, for contract periods through December 31, 1998, the (75-25) requirement under the Social Security Act that Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries under titles XVIII and XIX of that Act constitute less than 75 percent of the membership of a participating health maintenance organization.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1