[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2867 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2867

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the use 
            of private contracts under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 1999

  Mr. Toomey 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 facilitate the use 
            of private contracts under the Medicare 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 ``Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. FACILITATING THE USE OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1802(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a(b)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
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