HR 4743 · 106th Congress · Health

Drug Availability and Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-06-26· Sponsored by Rep. Ganske, Greg [R-IA-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(2000-07-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Drug Availability and Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2000 - Title I: Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State Medicaid plans to cover prescribed drugs for qualified Medicare (SSA title XVIII) and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Provides full Federal funding for such Medicaid coverage. Title II: Improved Access of Americans to Health Insurance Coverage - Subtitle A: Access of Medicare Beneficiaries to Medicare+Choice Plans - Amends SSA title XVIII part C (Medicare+Choice) with respect to access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in the minimum Medicare+Choice capitation rate. Subtitle B: Access of the Self-Employed - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a tax deduction for the full amount of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals. Subtitle C: Improve the Coverage of Needy Children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the Medicaid Program - Amends SSA titles XIX and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to require the respective State Medicaid and SCHIP plans to provide for eligi…

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