H.R. 2070 — Medicare Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Act of 1999

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Medicare Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and transmit to Congress a plan to provide for a single, unified system, with appropriate adjustments for area variations in costs and for outliers, under a prospective payment system (superseding current payment methodologies) for post-acute care hospital services within a course of treatment under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (2) implement such system for items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2010.

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1999-06-08
Introduced in House
1999-06-08
Introduced in House
1999-06-08
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1163-1164)
1999-06-08
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.
1999-06-08
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.
1999-06-08
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.
1999-06-16
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
1999-06-24
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Medicare Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Act of 1999

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