S 2796 · 93th Congress · Health
Health Benefits and Health Services Distribution and Education Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.(1973-12-11)
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Health Benefits and Health Services Distribution Education Act - Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Declares that the Federal Government has an obligation to insure that each area of the country has adequate health personnel and facilities. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act. Title II: Minimum Health Benefits - Requires that business associations and other entities engaged in commerce shall provide to their employees and families, as a cost of doing business, a minimum level of health benefits, including: (1) one complete diagnostic examination and associated tests sufficient to analyze a person's overall medical condition; (2) such visits to a physician, an outpatient clinic, or other ambulatory health facilities which may be necessary for treatment of an illness or injury necessary for the prevention of illness or injury; (3) up to twelve days of inpatient hospital care for treatment of a serious illness or injury, or for surgery; and (4) up to ten days of care in an extended care unit necessary for recovery from a serious illness, accident, or surgery. Sets forth limitations on such minimum benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations to …
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