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HR 2495 98th Congress House Health Advisory bodies Federal advisory bodies Medicare Social Welfare

A bill to provide for establishment of a bipartisan Commission to study and make recommendations concerning changes in the medicare program to assure its short-term and long-term financial solvency…

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A bill to provide for establishment of a bipartisan Commission to study and make recommendations concerning changes in the medicare program to assure its short-term and long-term financial solvency and the appropriateness of its benefit structure.

Introduced: April 12, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 15, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 12, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 12, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 12, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the Medicare Financing and Benefit Review Commission to study and make recommendations concerning the financial problems and benefit structure of the programs established under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Terminates the Commission on June 1, 1984.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now April 18, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 12, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2495: A bill to provide for establishment of a bipartisan Commission to study and make recommendations concerning changes in the medicare program to assure its short-term and long-term financial solvency and the appropriateness of its benefit structure.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2495/
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"H.R. 2495: A bill to provide for establishment of a bipartisan Commission to study and make recommendations concerning changes in the medicare program to assure its short-term and long-term financial solvency and the appropriateness of its benefit structure.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2495/.
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H.R. 2495, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2495/.
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