[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2114 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2114
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit
the comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program from operating in the
State of New Mexico.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2004
Mr. Bingaman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit
the comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program from operating in the
State of New Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF MEDICARE COMPARATIVE COST
ADJUSTMENT (CCA) PROGRAM IN NEW MEXICO.
(a) In General.--Section 1860C-1(b) of the Social Security Act, as
added by section 241 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act of 2003, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) No cca areas within new mexico.--A CCA area shall not
include an MSA any portion of which is within the State of New
Mexico.''
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
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