A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to speed up by 1 year the application of risk adjustment factors under the Medicare+Choice Program

2 Pages·1997·0.08 MB·English

by  United States. Congress. House

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105thcongress H.R.2484
1stSession
To amend part C oftitle X\^II ofthe Social Security Act to speed up
by 1 year the application of risk adjustment factors under the
Medicare+ChoiceProgram.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September16,1997
Mr.Starkintroducedthefollowingbill;whichwasreferredtotheCommittee
onWays and Means, andinadditiontothe CommitteeonCommerce,
foraperiodtobesubsequentlydeterminedbytheSpeaker,ineachcase
forconsiderationofsuchprovisionsasfallwithinthejurisdictionofthe
committedconcerned
A
BILL
To amend part C oftitle XVIH ofthe Social SecurityAct
to speedupby 1 yearthe application ofrisk adjustment
factorsundertheMedicare+ChoiceProgram.
1 BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,
3 SECTION1.ACCELERATIONINAPPLICATIONOFRISKAD-
4 JUSTMENT FACTORS UNDER THE
5 MEDICARE+CHOICEPROGRAM.
6 Section 1853(a)(3)(C) oftheSocialSecurityAct (42
7 U.S.C. 1395w-23(a)(3)(C)), as insertedby section 4001
8 ofthe Balanced BudgetAct of 1997 (Pubhc Law 105-
2 , • . 3 fiDTS DDDLfl43T b
1 33), is amended by striking "by no later than January
2 1, 2000" and inserting "by no later than January 1,
3 1999".
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