HR 332 · 101th Congress · Health

Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1989-02-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989 - Repeals the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. Establishes the Advisory Group to Review the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act to: (1) study the needs of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) beneficiaries for extended acute illness care; and (2) report to the Congress, within one year of this Act's enactment, on a method of providing Medicare coverage of such care which preserves a role for private insurance and minimizes duplicate coverage. Terminates the Advisory Group 30 days after such report.…

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Cosponsors (18)

2 Democrats16 Republicans