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 Rhode Island.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 2125 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

2d Session
S. 2125

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 Rhode Island.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 25, 2004

Mr. Reed 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 Rhode Island.

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 RHODE ISLAND.

(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 rhode island.--A CCA area shall
not include an MSA any portion of which is within the State of
Rhode Island.''.
(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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