HR 3632 · 101th Congress · Health
Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1989
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1989-12-05)
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Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1989 - Title I: Medicaid Program Improvements - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to cover certain primary care for pregnant women and children, and nursing facility services for other individuals, whose incomes are below the Federal poverty level. Requires States to establish a subsidy program to assist individuals whose incomes are no less than the Federal poverty level and no more than twice such level in paying long-term care insurance premiums. Provides larger subsidies as individuals' incomes approach the Federal poverty level. Prohibits States from establishing a subsidy resource eligibility limit at less than twice the resource limit under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act. Title II: Medicaid Amendments Relating to Treatment of Payments Under Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Policies - Subtracts long-term care insurance payments from an individual's assets in determining his or her Medicaid eligibility. Title III: Financing - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the limit on the wages or self-employment income subject to the hospital insurance tax. Title IV: Tax Treatme…
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