A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, and for other purposes

2008·0.09 MB·English

by  United States. Congress. House

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IIOti2ii)cSoesnsgironess H. R. 6394
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IN THE HOUSE OP" REPRESENTATR^S
.IrxK 2008
Ms. (JiFFOKDS (for hci'sclf, Mi-. Hkves, Mr. OuTiz, Mi-. lIl.xo.iosA, Ms.
Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mi-. Baca, Mr. Pastor, Mr.
GRIJiUA'A, Mr. PiLNEK, and Mr. MiTCIIELL) introduced tlie following:
hill;whichwasreferredtotheCoiiiniitteeonEiier<iyandCoininerce
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BILL
To amend the Medicare Prescrii)ti()ii DriTg', Improvement,
and Modernization Act of2003 to extend Federal reim-
bm'sement ofemergency health sei'\dees furnished to un-
documentedaliens,andforotherpur])oses.
1 Be itenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,
3 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE.
4 This Act maybe cited as the "Border Health Care
5 ReliefActof2008".
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OF
2 EMERGENCYHEALTH SERVICESFURNISHED
3 TOUNDOCUMENTEDALIENS.
4 Section 1011(a)(1) of the Medicare Prescription
5 Di-u<2;', Ini])rovenient, and Modernization Act of2003 (42
6 U.S.C. 1395dd note) is amendedbystriking"2008" and
7 inserting"2012".
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