[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5426 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5426

  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

                           February 13, 2008

  Mr. Pascrell (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky) 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--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after ``70 percent,''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``85 percent,'' the following: ``for 
        the cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 2008 
        shall not be less than 90 percent, for the cost reporting 
        period beginning during fiscal year 2009 shall not be less than 
        95 percent, and for the cost reporting period beginning during 
        fiscal year 2010 shall not be less than 100 percent,''.
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