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111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3239
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 21, 2010
Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To repeal unwarranted provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending.
Repeals
Repeal of provision that provides for an increase in Medicare reimbursement primarily for hospitals in Connecticut and Michigan
Section 3137(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), as amended by section 10317 of such Act, is amended—
in paragraph (2)—
by striking fiscal year 2010
and all
that follows through for purposes of implementation of the
amendment
and inserting fiscal year 2010.—For purposes of implementation
of the amendment
; and
by striking subparagraph (B); and
by striking paragraph (3).
Repeal of the provision granting Medicare coverage for individuals exposed to environmental hazards in Libby, Montana
Section 10323 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) Act (and the amendments made by such section) is repealed.
Repeal of provision that provides for an increase in Medicare reimbursement for frontier States
Section 10324 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) (and the amendments made by such section) is repealed.
Repeal of hospital finding provisions
Section 10502 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is repealed.
Reduction of special adjustment to FMAP for States recovering from a major disaster
Section 1905(aa)(1) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 2006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking 50
percent
and inserting 25 percent
; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking 25
percent
and inserting 12.5 percent
.