HR 1088
106th Congress
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Medicare+Choice Payment Fairness Act of 1999
Introduced: March 11, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 18, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 1999
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.
Mar 11, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare+Choice Payment Fairness Act of 1999 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating the blended capitation rate for payment of Medicare+Choice organizations; and (2) modify the area-specific and national percentages involved in such calculation to accelerate the transition to the 50-50 blend currently slated for 2003 to 2000.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1