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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5721
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 29, 2006
Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Cardoza) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to expand the county organized health insuring organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries.
Expansion of authorized county medicaid organized health insuring organizations
In general
Section 9517(c)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 1396b note), as added by section 4734 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and as amended by section 704 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, is amended—
in subparagraph
(A), by inserting , in the case of any health insuring organization
described in such subparagraph that is operated by a public entity established
by Ventura county, and in the case of any health insuring organization
described in such subparagraph that is operated by a public entity established
by Merced county
after described in subparagraph (B)
;
and
in
subparagraph (C), by striking 14 percent
and inserting 16
percent
.
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.