[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3871 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3871

   To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for 
               certain health maintenance organizations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 1996

 Mr. Towns (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Franks of Connecticut) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for 
               certain health maintenance organizations.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF 75/25 MEDICAID ENROLLMENT RULE FOR CERTAIN MANAGED 
              CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

    The requirement of section 1903(m)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act is waived--
            (1) with respect to Catholic Health Services Plan of 
        Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. (doing business as Fidelis Health 
        Plan) and Managed Healthcare Systems of New York, Inc., for 
        contract periods through January 1, 1999, and
            (2) with respect to Health Partners of Philadelphia, Inc., 
        for contract periods through December 31, 1999.
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