[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 700 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 700

    To provide States with greater flexibility in setting provider 
            reimbursement rates under the medicaid program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 1997

Mrs. Hutchison introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide States with greater flexibility in setting provider 
            reimbursement rates under the medicaid program.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF BOREN AMENDMENT PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``which the State finds, and makes 
        assurances'' and all that follows through ``safety standards 
        and to'' and inserting ``; and that''; and
            (2) by striking ``such State makes further'' and inserting 
        ``that such State makes''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to 
fiscal year quarters beginning on and after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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