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HR 2908 105th Congress House Health Case mix (Medical care) Hospital rates Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

Introduced: November 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Nov 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal a specified restriction imposed by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on Medicare payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care.

What's happening now November 18, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 6 Independent 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 14, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 6, 1998
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jun 10, 1998
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 7, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 7, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 7, 1998
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 21, 1998
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 26, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 1998
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 24, 1998
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 5, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 27, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2908: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2908/
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"H.R. 2908: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2908/.
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H.R. 2908, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2908/.
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