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 Arkansas.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2123 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

2d Session
S. 2123

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 Arkansas.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 25, 2004

Mrs. Lincoln (for herself and Mr. Pryor) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
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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 Arkansas.

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 ARKANSAS.

(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 arkansas.--A CCA area shall not
include an MSA any portion of which is within the State of
Arkansas.''.
(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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