[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5331 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5331

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
 reduction in Medicare payment through competitive bidding for certain 
                  items of durable medical equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2004

  Mrs. McCarthy of New York 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 part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
 reduction in Medicare payment through competitive bidding for certain 
                  items of durable medical equipment.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF REDUCTION IN MEDICARE PAYMENTS THROUGH COMPETITIVE 
              BIDDING FOR CERTAIN ITEMS OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

    Section 1834(h)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(h)(4)(C)), as amended by section 627(b)(1) of the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108-173), is amended by striking ``(and includes shoes described in 
section 1861(s)(12))''.
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