HR 3635
99th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Consumer price indexes
Economics and Public Finance
Extended care facilities
Health insurance
Hospital rates
Inflation
Medicare
A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the rate of increase of the inpatient hospital deductible and the rate of the extended care coinsurance amount.
Introduced: October 28, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 28, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the method of determining the inpatient hospital deductible to make such deductible equal to the preceding year's deductible increased by the lesser of the applicable increase percentage determined under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Act or the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Reduces the rate of increase of the coinsurance amount payable for extended care services.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1