HR 1483
106th Congress
House
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to medical education
Federal aid to nursing education
Health maintenance organizations
Higher education
Hospital rates
Managed care
Medicare
Medicare managed care
Nursing education
Paramedical education
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Social Welfare
Medicare Nursing and Paramedical Education Act of 1999
Introduced: April 20, 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
Jul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 28, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 20, 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.
Apr 20, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Nursing and Paramedical Education Act of 1999 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude nursing and paramedical education costs from the calculation of payment adjustments to the annual area-specific Medicare+Choice capitation rate for each Medicare+Choice payment area.
Provides that, in determining the payment of reasonable costs for approved nursing and paramedical education programs to a hospital for portions of cost reporting periods occurring on or after January 1, 2000, individuals who are enrolled with a Medicare+Choice organization shall be treated as if they were not so enrolled.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1