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S.3042: A bill to provide for the recognition of new medical technologies under the medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Oct. 3, 2002
- Latest Major Action Oct. 3, 2002
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the mechanism for recognizing the costs of new medical services or technologies under the inpatient hospital prospective payment system. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for the addition of new diagnosis and procedure codes on April 1 of each year (beginning with 2004). Declares that the addition of such codes shall not require the Secretary...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| Oct. 3, 2002 |
Introduced in the Senate by Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) |