HR 2989 IH

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to accelerate payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program with respect to costs of graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees.

September 30, 1999

Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. FORD, and Mr. CLEMENT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to accelerate payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program with respect to costs of graduate medical education for Medicare+Choice enrollees.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Medicare Teaching Hospital Equity Act of 1999'.

SEC. 2. ACCELERATION OF PAYMENT TO HOSPITALS OF INDIRECT AND DIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION COSTS FOR MEDICARE+CHOICE ENROLLEES.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1886(h)(3)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(3)(D)(ii)) is amended--

(1) in subclause (II), by inserting `and' at the end; and

(2) by striking subclauses (III), (IV), and (V) and inserting after subclause (II) the following new subclause:

`(III) 100 percent in 2000 and subsequent years.'.

(b) ACCELERATION OF CARVE-OUT- Section 1853(c)(3)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(c)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--

(1) in subclause (II), by inserting `and' at the end; and

(2) by striking subclauses (III), (IV), and (V) and inserting after subclause (II) the following new subclause:

`(III) a succeeding year is 100 percent.'.

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