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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 14, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1610: To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for certain health maintenance organizations.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1610/
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