HR 3780 · 105th Congress · Health

Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-04-30· Sponsored by Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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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.(1998-05-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for a prospective payment system for inpatient psychiatric facility hospital services; and (2) exempt such services from certain reductions under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and, instead, limit payment to not less than a certain applicable percentage of the amount that would have been paid if such reductions did not apply.…

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Cosponsors (19)

5 Democrats14 Republicans