[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1610 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1610

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 1997

  Mr. Paxon (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
  Towns, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
  Gilman, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Walsh) 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 HEALTH 
              MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

    The requirement of section 1903(m)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(A)(ii)) is waived, for contract periods 
through December 31, 1998, with respect to the following health 
maintenance organizations operating in New York:
            (1) Better Health Plan, Inc.
            (2) Health First, Inc.
            (3) Genesis Health Plans, Inc.
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