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HR 655 106th Congress House Health Medicare Nursing homes Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare Social workers

Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1999

Introduced: February 9, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 18, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 9, 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.
Feb 9, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E170)
Feb 9, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1999 - 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 March 11, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 847 Identical bill Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 8, 1999
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 3, 1999
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 1999
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 16, 1999
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 29, 1999
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 13, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 3, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 1999
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 9, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 9, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 9, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 655: Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-655/
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"H.R. 655: Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-655/.
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H.R. 655, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-655/.
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