H.R. 1953 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the medicare prospective payment transition period.

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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the prospective payment transition period.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to study and report to the Congress, by December 31, 1986, on their recommendations for changes in the payment methodology for inpatient hospital services.

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1985-04-03
Introduced in House
1985-04-03
Introduced in House
1985-04-03
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
1985-04-09
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the medicare prospective payment transition period.

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