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S 37 106th Congress Senate

A bill 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…

Official title: A bill 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 secti… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: August 2, 1999 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Health Case mix (Medical care)Hospital ratesMedicareProspective payment systems (Medical care)Social Welfare
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Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S439-440)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 19, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 2, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 37: A bill 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.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-37/
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"S. 37: A bill 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.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-37/.
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S. 37, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-37/.
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[S. 37: A bill 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-37/)
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