Medicare Contracting Flexibility Act of 1998
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 25, 1998)
Medicare Contracting Flexibility Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to flexibility in contracting for Medicare claims processing. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Health Care Financing Administration, to contract for claims processing with carriers that are not insurance companies.
Requires the Secretary, at least every five years, to permit each service provider, including a group of hospitals or a group of another class of providers under common ownership by or control of a particular entity, to choose a fiscal intermediary from among those the Secretary proposes.
Revises and reduces the number of contract performance requirements the Secretary must develop for fiscal intermediaries.
Permits the non-competitive term renewal of a contract with any fiscal intermediary that has met or exceeded performance requirements.
Waives competitive requirements for fiscal intermediary contracts entered within into within a certain period after enactment of this Act.
Requires year 2000 compliance by fiscal intermediaries and carriers.
What just happenedJul 9, 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 HouseJun 25, 1998
- Jul 9, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jul 6, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 25, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 25, 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.
- Jun 25, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Jun 25, 1998IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1232-1233)
- Jun 25, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House