To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund that preserves and promotes Medicare payment policies that support rural health care providers.
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Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)Inserts new text on page 62, between lines 3 and 4
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (3) Rural equity payment policies.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that--
Inserted: (A) preserves existing Medicare payment provisions supporting America's rural health care delivery system; and
Inserted: (B) promotes Medicare payment policies that increase access to quality health care in isolated and underserved rural areas, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
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(3) Rural equity payment policies.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that--
(A) preserves existing Medicare payment provisions supporting America's rural health care delivery system; and
(B) promotes Medicare payment policies that increase access to quality health care in isolated and underserved rural areas, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4248 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Barrasso.(consideration: CR S2064-2067; text: CR S2065)
March 13, 2008
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4248 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Barrasso.(consideration: CR S2064-2067; text: CR S2065)
March 13, 2008
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4248 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
March 13, 2008
Amendment SA 4248 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Barrasso. (consideration: CR S2064-2067; text: CR S2065) To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund that preserves and promotes Medicare payment policies that support rural health care providers.
March 13, 2008
Amendment SA 4248 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
March 13, 2008
Senate amendment submitted
March 12, 2008