[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4960 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4960

    To eliminate sweetheart deals under the Patient Protection and 
                          Affordable Care Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2010

Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Carter, Mr. Platts, Mr. Gary 
  G. Miller of California, Mr. Posey, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Broun of 
   Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
  Bishop of Utah, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Issa, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
  Rooney, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Pence, Mr. Brady of 
 Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Hall of 
   Texas, and Mrs. Biggert) 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 eliminate sweetheart deals under the Patient Protection and 
                          Affordable Care Act.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF SWEETHEART DEALS UNDER PPACA.

    (a) Repeals.--Effective as if included in the enactment of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, in this 
section referred to as ``PPACA''), the following provisions are 
repealed:
            (1) Sweetheart deal to provide tennessee with medicaid dsh 
        funds.--Clause (v) of section 1923(f)(6)(A) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(6)(A)), as added by section 
        1203(b) of PPACA.
            (2) Sweetheart deal to provide hawaii with medicaid dsh 
        funds.--Clause (iii) of section 1923(f)(6)(B) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(6)(B)), as added by section 
        10201(e)(1)(A) of PPACA.
            (3) Sweetheart deal to provide louisiana with a special 
        increased medicaid fmap.--Subsection (aa) of section 1905 of 
        the Social Security Act, as added by section 2006 of PPACA.
            (4) Sweetheart deal that increases medicare reimbursement 
        just for frontier states.--Section 10324 of PPACA (and the 
        amendments made by such section).
            (5) Sweetheart deal granting medicare coverage for 
        individuals exposed to environmental hazards in libby, 
        montana.--Section 10323 of PPACA (and the amendments made by 
        such section).
            (6) Sweetheart deal for a hospital in connecticut.--Section 
        10502 of PPACA.
    (b) Elimination of Sweetheart Deal That Reclassifies Hospitals in 
Michigan and Connecticut To Increase Their Medicare Reimbursement.--
Section 3137(a) of PPACA, as amended by section 10317 of such Act, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``fiscal year 2010'' and all that 
                follows through ``for purposes of implementation of the 
                amendment'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2010.--For 
                purposes of implementation of the amendment''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3).
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