A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date for implementing certain methods of determining reasonable costs for skilled nursing facility services and intermediate care facility services.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to delay until January 1, 1979, the date by which the States must implement procedures for making payments on a cost related basis to skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities for services.…