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HR 3914 105th Congress House Health Economics and Public Finance Education Federal aid to medical education Graduate education Higher education Hospital rates Medical education Medical residents Medicare Osteopathy and osteopaths Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue Medicare direct graduate medical education payment rates for certain training programs in osteopathy after their operation is assumed by another hospital.

Introduced: May 20, 1998 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 28, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 20, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
May 20, 1998
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.
May 20, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 20, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the continuation of Medicare direct graduate medical education payment rates for certain training programs in osteopathy after their operation is assumed by another hospital. Limits application of this special rule to a medical residency training program in osteopathy operated by a hospital where: (1) the program was previously operated by an osteopathic hospital that in FY 1993 ceased furnishing services for which payment may be made; (2) at the time the osteopathic hospital ceased furnishing such services, the operation of the program was assumed by the hospital; and (3) at the time of assuming such operation, the only approved medical residency training program operated by the hospital was a program in podiatry.

What's happening now May 28, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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