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HR 2852 99th Congress House Social Welfare Collection of accounts Education Federal aid to medical education Health Medicaid Medical education Medical personnel Medicare Physicians Public health Public health personnel Scholarships Student aid

A bill to provide that past-due amounts owed by physicians and other health professionals who breached a contract under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program shall be deducted from amounts otherwise payable to the physician under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 27, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 25, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 25, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with any physician owing a past-due obligation because of a breach of contract by the physician under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship program. Requires the agreement to provide that: (1) deductions will be made from amounts owed the physician under the Medicare or Medicaid (title XIX of the Act) program until the past-due obligation has been repaid; (2) Medicare payments for services provided by such physician shall only be made on the basis of an assignment; and (3) if the physician does not provide services for which payment may be made under Medicare or Medicaid or if the physician breaches any provision of the agreement then the Attorney General shall sue the physician to recover the amount owed and the physician shall be barred from Medicare and Medicaid participation until the obligation has been repaid. Prohibits barring a physician if such physician is the sole community physician.

Requires a State's Medicaid program to make such deductions from amounts otherwise payable.

Provides, under the Public Health Service Act, for the collection of such past-due amounts through Medicare and Medicaid deductions.

What's happening now July 2, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

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