To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis.

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payments for physicians' services be made on an assigned basis.

 
HR 155 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 155
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments
for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an
assignment-related basis.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 1989
Mr. DONNELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments
for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an
assignment-related basis.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRING PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE BE
MADE UNDER AN ASSIGNMENT.
  Section 1832 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(k)) is amended
  by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting after
  subsection (a) the following new subsection:
  `(b) Payment may be made under subsection (a)(1) for physicians' services
  (furnished on or after October 1, 1989) only on an assignment-related basis
  (as defined in section 1842(i)(1)).'