S 2181 · 100th Congress · Social Welfare

A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physicians to charge Medicare beneficiaries without regard to the fee freeze if the patient chooses to pay the physician from private sources.

Introduced 1988-03-16· Sponsored by Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(1988-03-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt nonparticipating physicians from sanctions for overcharging if payment for the services involved was neither made nor requested under Medicare.…

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