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S 1263 106th Congress Senate Health Ambulatory care Hospital care Hospital rates Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare

Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999

Introduced: June 22, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 22, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 22, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7459-7460)
Jun 22, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 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 B.B.A. '97.

What's happening now June 22, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2241 Identical bill Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 4, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1263: Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1263/
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"S. 1263: Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1263/.
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S. 1263, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1263/.
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