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H.R.5543
Sponsor: Rep Thomas, William M. (Bill) (introduced 10/25/2000)
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2000 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide benefits improvements and beneficiary protection in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the State child health insurance program (SCHIP), as revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, and for other purposes.

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TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide benefits improvements and beneficiary protection in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the State child health insurance program (SCHIP), as revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, and for other purposes.

STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)

10/25/2000:

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.

10/25/2000:

Referred to House Ways and Means

10/25/2000:

Referred to House Commerce

10/31/2000:: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:

House Commerce Referral

Subcommittee on Health and Environment Referral

House Ways and Means Referral

RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(2), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)

Rep Bilirakis, Michael - 10/25/2000 Rep Bliley, Tom - 10/25/2000

SUMMARY AS OF:
10/25/2000--Introduced.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Medicare Beneficiary Improvements
Subtitle A: Improved Preventive Benefits
Subtitle B: Other Beneficiary Improvements
Subtitle C: Demonstration Projects and Studies
Title II: Rural health Care Improvements
Subtitle A: Critical Access Hospital Provisions
Subtitle B: Other Rural Hospitals Provisions
Subtitle C: Other Rural Provisions
Title III: Provisions Relating to Part A
Subtitle A: Inpatient hospital Services
Subtitle B: Adjustments to PPS Payments for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Subtitle C: Hospice Care
Subtitle D: Other Provisions
Title IV: Provisions Relating to Part B
Subtitle A: Hospital Outpatient Services
Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Physicians' Services
Subtitle C: Other Services
Title V: provisions Relating to Parts A and B
Subtitle A: Home Health Services
Subtitle B: Direct Graduate medical Education
Subtitle C: Changes in Medicare Coverage and Appeals Process
Subtitle D: Improving Access to New Technologies
Subtitle E: Other Provisions
Title VI: Provisions Relating to Part C (Medicare+Choice Program) and Other Medicare Manage Care Provisions
Subtitle A: Medicare+Choice Payment Reforms
Subtitle B: Other Medicare+Choice Reforms
Subtitle C: Other Managed Care Reforms
Title VII: Medicaid
Title VIII: State Children's Health Insurance Program
Title IX: Other Provisions
Subtitle A: PACE Program
Subtitle B: Outreach to Eligible Low- Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Subtitle C: Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
Subtitle D: Diabetes

Digest will follow.

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
House Commerce		Referral
	Subcommittee on Health and Environment	Referral
House Ways and Means		Referral