[History of Bills, Volume 130 (1984)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 5859--A bill to provide for development of a methodology for 
    payment for hospital outpatient care under the medicare program 
    based on the diagnosis-related group in which patients' treatment 
    is classified; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Energy and Commerce.
  By Mr. PEPPER (for himself, Mrs. Burton of California, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Solarz, Ms. Oakar, Mr. 
    Coleman of Texas, Mr. Ford of Tennessee, Mrs. Collins, Mr. 
    Fascell, Mr. Minish, Mr. Ratchford, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Biaggi)