[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4371 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4371

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per 
 resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments 
                      under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2005

    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Shaw) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per 
 resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education 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. INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT OF THE LOCALITY ADJUSTED NATIONAL 
              AVERAGE PER RESIDENT AMOUNT THE PAYMENT FLOOR FOR DIRECT 
              GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1886(h)(2)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(h)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended by striking ``and for cost reporting 
periods beginning during fiscal year 2002 shall not be less than 85 
percent'' and inserting ``, for cost reporting periods beginning during 
or after fiscal year 2002 (and before fiscal year 2006) shall not be 
less than 85 percent, and for cost reporting periods beginning during 
or after fiscal year 2006 shall not be less than 100 percent,''.
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