S 391
106th Congress
Senate
Health
Appropriations
Child health
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to hospitals
Federal aid to medical education
Higher education
Medical residents
Medicare
Social Welfare
Teaching hospitals
Children's Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1999
Introduced: February 8, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 8, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1376)
Feb 8, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Children's Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payment as specified to each children's hospital for each hospital cost reporting period under Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA)) from FY 2000 through FY 2003 for the direct and indirect expenses associated with operating approved medical residency training programs.
Provides that such payments are in lieu of certain Medicare payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services, but shall not affect the amounts otherwise payable to such hospitals under a State Medicaid (SSA title XIX) plan.
Makes appropriations.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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