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S 1459 106th Congress Senate

Medicare Return To Home Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect the right of a medicare beneficiary enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan to receive services at… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect the right of a medicare beneficiary enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan to receive services at a skilled nursing facility selected by that individual.

Introduced: June 29, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
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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Jul 29, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 29, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9748)
Jul 29, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 29, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Return To Home Act of 1999 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a Medicare+Choice organization from denying coverage for services provided by a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in which the enrollee resided immediately before admission to a hospital, or located within the continuing care retirement community in which the enrollee resided immediately before admission to a hospital.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 29, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1459: Medicare Return To Home Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1459/
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"S. 1459: Medicare Return To Home Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1459/.
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S. 1459, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1459/.
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