HR 5005 IH

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education under the Medicare Program.

July 27, 2000

Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. HUNTER, and Mr. PACKARD) 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 provide for more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education under the Medicare Program.

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 `Direct Graduate Medical Education Equity Act of 2000'.

SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2001 FLOOR SET AT 100 PERCENT OF LOCALITY ADJUSTED NATIONAL AVERAGE PER RESIDENT AMOUNT.

(a) ESTABLISHING FY01 FLOOR AT 100 PERCENT-

(1) IN GENERAL- Clause (iii) of section 1886(h)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(2)(D)) is amended by striking `70 percent' and inserting `100 percent'.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The heading of such clause is amended by striking `70 PERCENT' and inserting `100 PERCENT'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-113).

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