Medicare Services Improvement and Savings Act

Medicare Services Improvement and Savings Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude the following portable services from payment under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system: (1) portable electrocardiograms; (2) portable X-rays; and (3) portable mammograms.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2343 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2343

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude services of 
certain providers from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment 
                   system under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2003

Mr. Weldon of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude services of 
certain providers from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment 
                   system under the Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Services Improvement and 
Savings Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM PAYMENT UNDER THE SNF PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM 
              OF SERVICES OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS FOR PORTABLE MEDICAL 
              EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting after 
``anesthetist,'' the following: ``portable electrocardiograms, portable 
X-rays, portable mammograms,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
to items and services furnished on or after that date.
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