[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1476 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1476

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 1999

  Mr. Murkowski (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Akaka) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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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 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 ``(20 percent in such an area 
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 the date of enactment 
of this Act.
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