HR 5089 IH

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.

July 27, 2000

Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. BACHUS) 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 increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments 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. INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT OF THE LOCALITY ADJUSTED NATIONAL AVERAGE PER RESIDENT AMOUNT THE PAYMENT FLOOR FOR DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1886(h)(2)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended--

(1) in the heading, by striking `70 PERCENT' and inserting `100 PERCENT'; and

(2) by striking `70 percent' and inserting `100 percent'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect as if included in the enactment of section 311(a) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1501A-362), as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(6) of Public Law 106-113.

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