[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5045 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5045

     To provide for equity in payments under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2002

  Mr. Leach (for himself, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Latham) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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 provide for equity in payments 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. EQUITY IN PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services is given discretion to modify reimbursement formulas 
under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to ensure that payments are made to providers equitably.
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