A bill 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

2008·0.09 MB·English

by  United States. Congress. Senate

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ToiiiiK'iKltitleXVIIIoftheSocial SecuiityActtoincreasethe resident
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IN THE SENxlTE OF THE UxNITED STATES
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To anioiul title XA^H ofthe Social SecurityAct to increase
the i)er resident jiavment floor for direct gi-aduate med-
ical education i)a\inents under the Medicare ])rogTani.
1 Be itenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivcsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongfessassembled,
1 SECTION1.INCREASINGTO100PERCENTOFTHELOCAL-
2 ITY ADJUSTED NATIONAL AVERAGE PER
3 RESIDENT AMOUNT THE PAYMENT FLOOR
4 FOR DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDU-
5 CATION PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE
6 PROGRAM.
7 Section 1886(li)(2)(l))(iii) ofthe Social SecurityAct
8 (42 U.S.C. 1395w(h)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended bysti-iking-
9 "andforthecostreportino'periodl)e^innin<2,-(hn-ingfiscal
10 year2002shallnotbelessthan85percent"andinserting'
11 ",forcostreporting])eriodsbeginningduringorafterfis-
12 cal year 2002 (and before fiscal year 2009) shall not be
13 less than 85 ])ercent, forthecostreportingperiod begin-
14 ningdurhigfiscalyear2009shallnotl)elessthan90])er-
15 cent, forthecostre]X)rtingperiodbegiiniingduringfiscal
16 year2010 shall not be lessthan 95 ])ercent, and forcost
17 re])oi-ting jieriods beginning- during or after fiscal year
18 2011 shallnotbelessthan 100percent.".
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