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HR 2241 106th Congress House

Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to limit the reductions in Federal payments under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services.

Introduced: July 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
Health Ambulatory careHospital careHospital ratesMedicare
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Became law
Jul 13, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 28, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 16, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1275)
Jun 16, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 13, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA '97) to limit temporarily the reductions in Federal payments under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Provides for the retroactive effectiveness of this Act as if included in BBA '97.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1263 Identical bill Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 6 Republican 3
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Oct 2, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Oct 14, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 28, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 28, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 21, 1999
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 21, 1999
Isakson, Johnny
· Sep 9, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 9, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Aug 5, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 5, 1999
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Jul 27, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 27, 1999
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 20, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 16, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 1999
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jul 16, 1999
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2241: Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2241/
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"H.R. 2241: Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2241/.
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H.R. 2241, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2241/.
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