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Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998

Introduced: May 12, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
Oct 20, 1998
Committee on Commerce discharged.
Oct 20, 1998
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Oct 16, 1998
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 20, 1998.
Oct 16, 1998
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 20, 1998.
Oct 10, 1998
See H.R.4567.
Oct 9, 1998
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 16, 1998.
Oct 9, 1998
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 16, 1998.
Oct 7, 1998
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 9, 1998.
Oct 7, 1998
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 9, 1998.
Oct 7, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-793, Part I.
May 26, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 14, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 1.
May 14, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 12, 1998
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 12, 1998
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 12, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
May 12, 1998
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
May 12, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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.
May 12, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 12, 1998
Introduced in House
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Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which the former Secretary shall reimburse the latter Secretary out of the Medicare trust funds for Medicare health care services furnished to certain Medicare-eligible veterans whose closest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center is geographically remote or inaccessible.

Authorizes the Secretaries to establish a demonstration project similar to such program for Medicare-eligible veterans whose closest VA medical center is not geographically remote or inaccessible.

Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to repeal the requirement for an implementation plan for veterans subvention.

Prohibits payments from the Medicare trust funds for items or services furnished under the program or demonstration project established under this Act before the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines that: (1) certain legislation restricting entitlement to service-connected compensation for a tobacco-related disability has been enacted; and (2) the net amount of the reductions in expenditures achieved by reason of such legislation during the five fiscal year period beginning with FY 1999, that is available to offset the net aggregate increase in outlays (if any) under the Medicare program, is not less than the estimated net aggregate increase during such period.

Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on a method to phase-in the costs of military facility services furnished by VA or the Department of Defense to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in the calculation of an area's Medicare+Choice capitation payment.

What's happening now October 20, 1998

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4567 Procedurally related Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 1998
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 8, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 24, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 12, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 12, 1998
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