[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2967 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2967

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an increase 
  in payments for physician services provided in health professional 
                  shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1999

  Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Mink of 
   Hawaii) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, 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 provide an increase 
  in payments for physician services provided in health professional 
                  shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES 
              PROVIDED IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS IN ALASKA 
              AND HAWAII.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(m) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is amended by inserting ``(or 20 percent in the case 
of services furnished in Alaska or Hawaii)'' after ``10 percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to physician services furnished on or after January 1, 2000.
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