[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. Res. 212 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 212

Expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare 
Program should be invested back into the Medicare Program, rather than 
                   creating new entitlement programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 16, 2009

 Mr. Johanns submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                        the Committee on Finance

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare 
Program should be invested back into the Medicare Program, rather than 
                   creating new entitlement programs.

Whereas the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) is projected to be 
        insolvent by 2017; and
Whereas the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is the largest source of general revenue spending 
        on health care for both the Federal Government and the States: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) any savings under the Medicare Program under title 
        XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) 
        should be invested back into the Medicare Program, rather than 
        creating new entitlement programs; and
            (2) any savings under the Medicaid Program under title XIX 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) should be 
        used to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (as 
        defined in section 1905(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)).
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