[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3284 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3284

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
 complete transition period for the reduction of Medicare beneficiary 
 copayment for hospital outpatient department services furnished under 
                         the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2001

  Mr. Stark introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and 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 for a 
 complete transition period for the reduction of Medicare beneficiary 
 copayment for hospital outpatient department services furnished 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 ``Medicare Outpatient Copayment 
Reduction Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF BUY-DOWN OF COPAYMENT ON HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT 
              SERVICES.

    Section 1833(t)(8)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(8)(C)(ii)), as amended by section 111(a) of the Medicare, 
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, as 
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554, is amended 
by striking subclause (V) and inserting the following:
                                    ``(V) For procedures performed in 
                                2006, 40 percent.
                                    ``(VI) For procedures performed in 
                                2007, 35 percent.
                                    ``(VII) For procedures performed in 
                                2008, 30 percent.
                                    ``(VIII) For procedures performed 
                                in 2009, 25 percent.
                                    ``(IX) For procedures performed in 
                                2010 and thereafter, 20 percent.''.
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