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Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002

Introduced: April 23, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 23, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3171)
Apr 23, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and of Veterans Affairs (VA), under a new Medicare Subvention Project for Veterans, to establish a demonstration project under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for Medicare health care services furnished to targeted Medicare-eligible veterans who volunteer for such project. Requires the demonstration project to be conducted at up to ten sites jointly designated by the Secretaries. Directs the VA Secretary to establish and operate coordinated care health plans to provide benefits to the enrolled veterans consistent with the program under SSA title XVIII part C (Medicare+Choice).
What's happening now April 23, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 19, 2002
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2233: Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2233/
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"S. 2233: Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2233/.
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