To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the authorization of reimbursements for all medicare part B services furnished by certain Indian hospitals and clinics.
What it does: Adds SEC. ____. AUTHORIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL MEDICARE PART B SERVICES FURNISHED BY CERTAIN INDIAN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS at the end of subtitle B of title IV
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)What it changes
1 change to S. 1 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. ____. AUTHORIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL MEDICARE PART B SERVICES FURNISHED BY CERTAIN INDIAN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS at the end of subtitle B of title IV
Adds a sectionIn S. 1 · Reported to Senate
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations regarding the use of more current data in computing geographic cost of practice indices as well as the use of data directly representative of physicians' costs (rather than proxy measures of such costs).
Inserted: SEC. ____. AUTHORIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL MEDICARE PART B SERVICES FURNISHED BY CERTAIN INDIAN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 1880(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395qq(e)) is amended--
Inserted: (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking "for services described in paragraph (2)" and inserting "for all items and services for which payment may be made under such part";
Inserted: (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
Inserted: (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after October 1, 2004.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title IV, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 973. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the medicare program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. ____. AUTHORIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL MEDICARE PART B SERVICES FURNISHED BY CERTAIN INDIAN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS.
(a) In General.--Section 1880(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395qq(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “for services described in paragraph (2)” and inserting “for all items and services for which payment may be made under such part”;
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after October 1, 2004.
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Proposed amendment SA 973 withdrawn in Senate.
June 27, 2003
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Proposed amendment SA 973 withdrawn in Senate.
June 27, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8606, S8687)
June 26, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8480)
June 25, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8386)
June 24, 2003
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 973 proposed by Senator Bingaman.(consideration: CR S8337; text: S8337)
June 23, 2003
Amendment SA 973 proposed by Senator Bingaman. (consideration: CR S8337; text: S8337) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the authorization of reimbursements for all medicare part B services furnished by certain Indian hospitals and clinics.
June 23, 2003
Senate amendment submitted
June 20, 2003