HR 4228
105th Congress
House
Health
Abortion
Health maintenance organizations
Managed care
Medicare
Medicare managed care
Social Welfare
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an election for Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment for the provision of abortion services under the Medicare Program.
Introduced: July 15, 1998
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Became law
Jul 28, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 24, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 15, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Jul 15, 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.
Jul 15, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 15, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a Medicare+Choice organization to elect to exclude abortion services from the services it is otherwise required to provide as basic benefits.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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