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S.CON.RES.32
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent (introduced 5/17/1999)
Latest Major Action: 5/17/1999 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of chiropractic services under the Medicare+Choice program.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
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5/17/1999:
Referred to the Committee on Finance.

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(15), ALPHABETICAL:     (Sort: by date)

Sen Bingaman, Jeff - 7/30/1999 Sen Cleland, Max - 1/31/2000
Sen Cochran, Thad - 6/16/1999 Sen Daschle, Thomas A. - 7/27/1999
Sen Dorgan, Byron L. - 10/15/1999 Sen Grassley, Charles E. - 5/17/1999
Sen Hagel, Chuck - 10/28/1999 Sen Harkin, Tom - 5/17/1999
Sen Hatch, Orrin G. - 5/17/1999 Sen Helms, Jesse - 10/12/1999
Sen Inouye, Daniel K. - 11/5/1999 Sen Lincoln, Blanche - 7/20/1999
Sen Robb, Charles S. - 9/28/1999 Sen Thurmond, Strom - 10/26/1999
Sen Torricelli, Robert G. - 7/12/1999


MOST RECENT SUMMARY:
5/17/1999--Introduced.

Declares that it is the sense of Congress that: (1) treatment by means of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation is a uniquely chiropractic service that Congress recognized in 1972 as a benefit under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (2) it is the unequivocal intent of Congress to ensure that every individual enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice) has access to all covered services under Medicare part B; and (3) as a covered service under Medicare part B treatment by means of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation provided by a doctor of chiropractic is a covered service for individuals enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan.