Bill100th CongressFiled Aug 11, 1988Social Welfare
H.R. 5216
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for consolidated treatment of certain New England County Metropolitan Areas for purposes of applying the area hospital wage index.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Aug 11, 1988)
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to treat a hospital which is located in a New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) that is adjacent to another NECMA that has a higher Medicare hospital wage index as being located in such other NECMA for purposes of applying the wage index.
What just happenedSep 9, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4](D-MA)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 D
2cosponsors2committees6actions8subjects
- Sep 9, 1988CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Aug 24, 1988CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Aug 11, 1988IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Aug 11, 1988IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Aug 11, 1988IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Aug 11, 1988IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House