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Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1998

Introduced: April 30, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 30, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for a prospective payment system for inpatient psychiatric facility hospital services; and (2) exempt such services from certain reductions under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and, instead, limit payment to not less than a certain applicable percentage of the amount that would have been paid if such reductions did not apply.

What's happening now May 6, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2