[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1635 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1635

   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

                             April 3, 2003

Mr. Stark (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
 Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
   Frank of Massachusetts) 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 2003''.

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)) 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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