HR 459
105th Congress
House
Health
Access to health care
Health maintenance organizations
Managed care
Medicare
Medicare managed care
Patients' rights
Social Welfare
Senior Citizens' Access to Health Care Act of 1997
Introduced: January 21, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 21, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 21, 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.
Jan 21, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 21, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Senior Citizens' Access to Health Care Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require health maintenance organizations participating in the Medicare program to offer coverage for out-of-network services to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled with such organizations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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