Medicare Consumer Bill of Rights Conforming Act of 1998
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 4, 1998)
Medicare Consumer Bill of Rights Conforming Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a Medicare+Choice organization that requires or provides for an enrollee to designate a participating primary care provider to permit such an individual to designate a participating physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology as the individual's primary care provider.
Declares that, if such an individual has not designated such a provider as a primary care provider, the organization: (1) may not require authorization or referral by the individual's primary care provider, or otherwise, for coverage of routine gynecological care (such as preventive women's health examinations) and pregnancy-related services provided by a participating health care professional who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology to the extent such care is otherwise covered. Authorizes the organization to treat the ordering of other gynecological care by such a participating physician as the authorization of the primary care provider with respect to such care under the Medicare+Choice plan.
Requires a Medicare+Choice organization to permit an enrollee undergoing a course of treatment from a health care provider when the contract between organization and provider is terminated to continue or be covered with respect to the course of treatment with the provider during a specified transitional period.
What just happenedJun 11, 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 4, 1998
- Jun 11, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 10, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 4, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 4, 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 4, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Jun 4, 1998IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1026)
- Jun 4, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House