[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2268 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2268

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure that Medicare 
beneficiaries have continued access under current contracts to managed 
        health care through the Medicare cost contract program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1999

Mr. McInnis (for himself, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. 
Udall of Colorado) 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 assure that Medicare 
beneficiaries have continued access under current contracts to managed 
        health care through the Medicare cost contract program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Managed Care Cost Contract 
Continuation Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF MEDICARE MANAGED CARE COST CONTRACTS.

    (a) Permitting Indefinite Extension of Current Cost Contracts.--
Section 1876(h)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(h)(5)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(5)(A)'' and inserting ``(5)'', and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (b) Conforming Repeal of Report Requirement.--Section 4002(b)(2)(B) 
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 329) 
is repealed.
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