[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3225 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3225

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expedite payment 
adjustments for durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare 
              program based upon inherent reasonableness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 1996

   Mr. Shays (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
  Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expedite payment 
adjustments for durable medical equipment under part B of the medicare 
              program based upon inherent reasonableness.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPEDITING IMPLEMENTATION OF PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS FOR DURABLE 
              MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER MEDICARE BASED UPON INHERENT 
              REASONABLENESS.

    The first sentence of section 1834(a)(10)(B) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(10)(B)) is amended by striking the period and 
inserting the following: ``, except that (notwithstanding any provision 
of such paragraphs or this title) the Secretary shall make an 
adjustment in payment for an item under this subsection pursuant to 
this subparagraph through the issuance of an interim final regulation 
issued not later than 1 year after the Secretary initially proposes to 
make the adjustment.''.
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