[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3859 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3859

 To amend section 1848 of the Social Security Act to extend for 1 year 
   the treatment of certain practice relative value units under the 
           medicare payment system for physicians' services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 1996

   Mr. Whitfield (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) 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 section 1848 of the Social Security Act to extend for 1 year 
   the treatment of certain practice relative value units under the 
           medicare payment system for physicians' services.

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

SECTION 1. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRACTICE RELATIVE 
              VALUE UNITS UNDER THE MEDICARE RB-RVS PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR 
              PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.

    Paragraphs (2)(C)(ii) and (3)(C)(ii) of section 1848(c) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)) are amended by striking 
``1998'' and inserting ``1999'' each place it appears.
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