HR 2419 · 106th Congress · Health

Medicare+Choice Risk Adjustment Amendments of 1999

Introduced 1999-07-01· Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]· 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 Environment.(1999-07-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare+Choice Risk Adjustment Amendments of 1999 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require that the new risk adjustment methodology for Medicare+Choice payment rates be implemented in a budget neutral manner; and (2) eliminate any further adjustment in the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19]OH
Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3]LA
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]FL
Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8]PA
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8]FL
Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]MD
Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5]AZ
Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]NH
Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4]FL
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]FL
Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3]KY
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6]CT
Rep. Sununu, John E. [R-NH-1]NH