[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3092 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3092

To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to change the 
   rate of increase in Medicare+Choice capitation rates for 2000 and 
                           subsequent years.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 1999

 Mr. Engel (for himself and Mr. Towns) 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 part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to change the 
   rate of increase in Medicare+Choice capitation rates for 2000 and 
                           subsequent years.

    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 ``Save Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. CHANGE IN RATE OF INCREASE IN MEDICARE+CHOICE CAPITATION RATES 
              FOR 2000 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1853(c)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i) and 
(ii) and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) for 1998 is, subject to subparagraph 
                        (D), the annual per capita rate of payment for 
                        1996 determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) for 
                        the area, increased by the national per capita 
                        Medicare+Choice growth percentage for each of 
                        1997 and 1998 (described in paragraph (6)(A));
                            ``(ii) for 1999 is the annual area specific 
                        Medicare+Choice capitation rate determined 
                        under this paragraph for 1998 for the area, 
                        increased by the national per capita 
                        Medicare+Choice growth percentage for 1999;
                            ``(iii) for 2000 is the annual area 
                        specific Medicare+Choice capitation rate 
                        determined under this paragraph for 1999 for 
                        the area, increased 0.5 percentage points;
                            ``(iv) for 2001 is the annual area specific 
                        Medicare+Choice capitation rate determined 
                        under this paragraph for 2000 for the area, 
                        increased 1.0 percentage points;
                            ``(v) for 2002 is the annual area specific 
                        Medicare+Choice capitation rate determined 
                        under this paragraph for 2001 for the area, 
                        increased 1.25 percentage points;
                            ``(vi) for 2003 is the annual area specific 
                        Medicare+Choice capitation rate determined 
                        under this paragraph for 2002 for the area, 
                        increased 1.25 percentage points;
                            ``(vii) for 2004 is the annual area 
                        specific Medicare+Choice capitation rate 
                        determined under this paragraph for 2003 for 
                        the area, increased 1.0 percentage points; and
                            ``(viii) for a subsequent year is the 
                        annual area specific Medicare+Choice capitation 
                        rate determined under this paragraph for the 
                        previous year for the area, increased by the 
                        national per capita Medicare+Choice growth 
                        percentage for such subsequent year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1853(c)(6)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-23(c)(6)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph 
        (B) and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) for 1997, 0 percentage points;
                            ``(ii) for 1998, 0.8 percentage points;
                            ``(iii) for 1999, 0.5 percentage points; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) for a year after 1999, 0 percentage 
                        points.''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Beginning with rates 
        calculated for 1999''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to 
payments for months beginning with January 2000.
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