[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3108 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3108

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to correct inequities 
in payments to home health agencies for home health services under the 
                        interim payment system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 1998

  Mr. Saxton (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to correct inequities 
in payments to home health agencies for home health services under the 
                        interim payment system.

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

SECTION 1. CHANGE IN CALCULATION OF PAYMENT UNDER INTERIM PAYMENT 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) 1994 Base Year.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)), as amended by section 4602(c) of the 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is amended in clauses (v) and (vi) by 
striking ``fiscal year 1994'' and inserting ``1994''.
    (b) Inapplicability of Freeze in Costs to Interim Payment System.--
Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(v)(1)(L)(iv)), as added by section 4601 of the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997, is amended by striking ``In establishing limits under this 
subparagraph'' and inserting ``In establishing limits under clauses (i) 
through (iii) of this subparagraph''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply as if included in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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