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 Florida.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2118 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

2d Session
S. 2118

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 Florida.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 25, 2004

Mr. Graham of Florida (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida)
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 Florida.

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 FLORIDA.

(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 (Public Law 108-173), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) No cca areas within florida.--A CCA area shall not
include an MSA any portion of which is within the State of
Florida.''.
(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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