[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 3043 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3043

     To provide for an extension of the social health maintenance 
               organization (SHMO) demonstration project.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 3, 2002

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for an extension of the social health maintenance 
               organization (SHMO) demonstration project.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SOCIAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (SHMO) 
              DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Section 4018(b)(1) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1987 is amended by striking ``the date that is 30 
months after the date that the Secretary submits to Congress the report 
described in section 4014(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) SHMOs Offering Medicare+Choice Plans.--Nothing in such section 
4018 shall be construed as preventing a social health maintenance 
organization from offering a Medicare+Choice plan under part C of title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act.
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