S 1864
105th Congress
Senate
Health
Medicare
Nursing homes
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Social Welfare
Social workers
Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1998
Introduced: March 26, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 26, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2660)
Mar 26, 1998
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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