Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 1998
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 21, 1998)
Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for full payment to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education of residents for training in what the Secretary of Health and Human Services designates as a critical need specialty or subspecialty training program. States that such training shall be treated as part of the initial residency period, but shall not be counted against any limitation on the initial residency period.
What just happenedJun 5, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 21, 1998
- Jun 5, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 1, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 21, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - May 21, 1998IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- May 21, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - May 21, 1998IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E932)
- May 21, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 21, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House