HR 4961 · 93th Congress · Health
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require that Public Health Service hospitals, Veterans' Administration hospitals, and hospitals receiving assistance under the Hill-Burton Act make available to persons entitled to benefits under the medicare program; at cost, prescription drugs not covered under that program, eyeglasses, and hearing aids.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1973-02-28)
Plain Language Summary
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Requires under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare) that Public Health Service hospitals, Veterans' Administration hospitals, and hospitals receiving assistance under the Hill-Burton Act make available to persons entitled to benefits under the medicare program, at cost, prescription drugs not covered under that program, eyeglasses, and hearing aids.…
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