[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2577 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2577

 To exempt certain individuals who were 65 years of age or older as of 
 the date of the enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1993 from changes made by the Act in the Medicare secondary payer rules 
             for individuals with end stage renal disease.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 1997

 Mrs. Thurman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Commerce, 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 exempt certain individuals who were 65 years of age or older as of 
 the date of the enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1993 from changes made by the Act in the Medicare secondary payer rules 
             for individuals with end stage renal disease.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM CHANGES MADE BY THE 
              OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993 IN THE MEDICARE 
              SECONDARY PAYER RULES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH END STAGE 
              RENAL DISEASE.

    Effective as of the date of the enactment of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66), the amendments made by 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 13561(c) of such Act (107 Stat. 593) 
shall not apply to an individual who--
            (1) was 65 years of age or older as of the date of the 
        enactment of such Act,
            (2) was eligible for benefits under part A of title XVIII 
        of the Social Security Act under section 226(a) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 426(a)) before the individual is determined to have end 
        stage renal disease, and
            (3) applies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        for treatment under this section within 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for such 
retrospective payment adjustments to such individuals, and to their 
insurers and health care providers, as may be necessary to carry out 
this section.
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