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H.R. 3607 · 101st Congress · enacted

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989

Became Public Law No: 101-234.

Latest official action 1989-12-13 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Part A of Medicare Program and Supplemental Medicare Premium - Repeals provisions of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (the Act) expanding coverage under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Excepts reductions of the deductible for blood from such repeal. Repeals provisions of the Act imposing an annual supplemental Medicare premium on part A beneficiaries whose tax liability equals or exceeds $150 and establishes the Federal Hospital Insurance Catastrophic Coverage Reserve Fund. Delays, from November 30, 1988, to May 31, 1990, the date by which the Secretary of the Treasury must report to the Congress on Federal tax policies to promote private financing of long-term care. Title II: Provisions Relating to Part B of the Medicare Program - Repals the Act's amendments to part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program, including the financing mechanisms created to support the Act's expansion of part B benefits. Excepts from such repeal the requirement that physician payment requests include diagnostic coding information. Requires the revision of Medicare supplemental health insurance policy standards to relect this Act's enactment. Directs such policies to inform policyholders who are Medicare beneficiaries of the changes m…

Congressional Research Service · 1989-11-21

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