S. 1109 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a bipartisan commission to study and make recommendations concerning changes in the medicare program to assure its short-term and long-term financial solvency and the appropriateness of its benefit structure.

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Establishes the Medicare Financing and Benefit Review Commission to study and make recommendations concerning the financial problems and benefit structure of the programs established under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Terminates the Commission on June 1, 1984.

Authorizes appropriations.

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H.R. 2495A bill to provide for establishment of a bipartisan Commission to study and make recommendations concerning changes in the medicare program to assure its short-term and long-term financial solvency and the appropriateness of its benefit structure.
1983-04-18Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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1983-04-20
Introduced in Senate
1983-04-20
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
1983-04-25
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

A bill to provide for the establishment of a bipartisan commission to study and make recommendations concerning changes in the medicare program to assure its short-term and long-term financial solvency and the appropriateness of its benefit structure.

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