[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2116 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
2d Session
S. 2116
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 California.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2004
Mrs. Boxer 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 California.
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 CALIFORNIA.
(a) In General.--Section 1860-1(b) of the Social Security Act, as
added by section 241 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) No cca areas within california.--A CCA area shall not
include an MSA any portion of which is within the State of
California.''.
(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 (Public Law 108-173).
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