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S 1580 105th Congress Senate

Medicare Venipuncture Assessment Act of 1998

Official title: A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to place an 18-month moratorium on the prohibition of payment under the medicare program for home health servic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to place an 18-month moratorium on the prohibition of payment under the medicare program for home health services consisting of venipuncture solely for the purpose of obtaining a blood sample, and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study potential fraud and abuse under such program with respect to such services.

Introduced: April 20, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Jan 28, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 28, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S171)
Jan 28, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 28, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Venipuncture Assessment Act of 1998 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to place an 18-month moratorium on the prohibition against payment for home health services consisting of venipuncture solely for purposes of obtaining a blood sample. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to the Congress with respect to the provision of home health services consisting of venipuncture under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Requires the report on the definition of homebound to include specific legislative recommendations to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse (if any) in the determination of whether an individual is homebound without jeopardizing the Medicare services provided to beneficiaries with serious medical conditions.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 20, 1998
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 23, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1580: Medicare Venipuncture Assessment Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1580/
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