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HR 405 106th Congress House

Medicare Common Sense Hospital Payment Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

Introduced: June 14, 1999 See on congress.gov
Health Case mix (Medical care)Hospital ratesMedicareProspective payment systems (Medical care)Social Welfare
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Jan 29, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 29, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 19, 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.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 29, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Common Sense Hospital Payment Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to repeal a specified restriction on Medicare payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 4, 1999
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 26, 1999
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 4, 1999
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 29, 1999
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 1999
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 13, 1999
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 13, 1999
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 14, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 19, 1999
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 19, 1999
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 4, 1999
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 11, 1999
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 19, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 405: Medicare Common Sense Hospital Payment Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-405/
MLA
"H.R. 405: Medicare Common Sense Hospital Payment Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-405/.
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H.R. 405, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-405/.
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